The Lazy Genius Podcast: Recent Episodes
Kendra, The Lazy Genius
Part systems expert, part permission giver, Kendra Adachi, The Lazy Genius, is here to help you be a genius about the things that matter and lazy about the things that don't.
I do these episodes about once every season where I take your questions and problems and Lazy Genius them here in an episode. It’s a great way to have particular problems solved but more importantly to see how to think about solving problems, no matter what they are.
Helpful Companion Links Pre-order my new book The PLAN or ask your library to consider carrying a copy once it releases in October. * Put yourself on the Latest Lazy Letter mailing list to hear about all the fun preorder things happening with The PLAN here. * Episode 61: The Lazy Genius Exercise Routine * Brené Brown and Tim Ferriss conversation * Sign up for the Latest Lazy Listens email. * Grab a copy of my book The Lazy Genius KitchenorThe Lazy Genius Way! (Affiliate links)* * Download a transcript of this episode.**
This podcast is hosted by Kendra Adachi and executive produced by Kendra Adachi, Jenna Fischer and Angela Kinsey.
August is almost here, and when it hits, it hits hard, especially if you have kids going back to school. So today, I’m going to do some of the work for you. I’ve gathered some of the biggest tasks you likely have to prepare for going back to school, and by listing them all together and sharing some ways to Lazy Genius them.
Helpful Companion Links Pre-order my new book The PLAN or ask your library to consider carrying a copy once it releases in October. * Episode #326: How to Magic Question Your Morning * Get the checklist here! * Planetbox Lunchboxes * Episode #272: The Complete Guide to Seasonal Ceremonies * Sign up for the Latest Lazy Listens email. * Grab a copy of my book The Lazy Genius KitchenorThe Lazy Genius Way! (Affiliate links)* * Download a transcript of this episode.**
This podcast is hosted by Kendra Adachi and executive produced by Kendra Adachi, Jenna Fischer and Angela Kinsey.
My third book, The PLAN: Manage Your Time Like a Lazy Genius, releases in 78 days! Completely arbitrary, but on this random summer Monday, it sounds fun to talk about some behind the scenes details about the book.
Helpful Companion Links Pre-order my new book The PLAN or ask your library to consider carrying a copy once it releases in October. * Episode #166: Book Launching 101 * Bonus: What’s the Deal with Bestseller Lists? * Get Book Tour details for The PLAN here * Sign up for the Latest Lazy Listens email. * Grab a copy of my book The Lazy Genius KitchenorThe Lazy Genius Way! (Affiliate links)* * Download a transcript of this episode.**
This podcast is hosted by Kendra Adachi and executive produced by Kendra Adachi, Jenna Fischer and Angela Kinsey.
Last week, I did an episode on all of your best summer ideas, and today I’m sharing the ten things we’re doing this summer that are saving my life. As always, this list is not something for you to copy. The point is to notice where you have problems, adjust, and see what works for you.
Helpful Companion Links Pre-order my new book The PLAN or ask your library to consider carrying a copy once it releases in October. * @younghouselove on Instagram * Target Mesh Beach Tote * Mesh pouches for hair stuff * @samkelly_world on Instagram * Sam Kelly’s Little Cycle Breakers course * Walmart jumpsuit that’s a Free People dupe * The Essential Calendar * Sign up for the Latest Lazy Letter monthly newsletter. * Sign up for the Latest Lazy Listens email. * Grab a copy of my book The Lazy Genius KitchenorThe Lazy Genius Way! (Affiliate links)* * Download a transcript of this episode.**
This podcast is hosted by Kendra Adachi and executive produced by Kendra Adachi, Jenna Fischer and Angela Kinsey.
I asked y’all on Instagram for your best summer lifesavers so far, and holy moly did you guys deliver. These are some of the best ideas that align so well with what it means to be a Lazy Genius, to name what matters to you in the season that you’re in and then make choices that support that! Plus, those choices help you feel like yourself.
Helpful Companion Links Pre-order my new book The PLAN or ask your library to consider carrying a copy once it releases in October. * The Instagram post with tons of ideas to save your summer * The Summer Docket * Latest Lazy Listens email. * Grab a copy of my book The Lazy Genius Kitchen or The Lazy Genius Way! (Affiliate links) * Download a transcript of this episode.*
This podcast is hosted by Kendra Adachi and executive produced by Kendra Adachi, Jenna Fischer and Angela Kinsey.
As often happens when we go through life, we learn things along the way. And sometimes we learn things that we so desperately wish we had learned earlier. Does that negate their value now? No. Is learning part of the process? Of course. But I think we can learn a lot about ourselves now by acknowledging what we have already learned. Since it’s middle of summer energy, this felt like a great time to share ten things I wish I’d known in my 20s. Let’s jump right in.
Helpful Companion Links Pre-order my new book The PLAN or ask your library to consider carrying a copy once it releases in October. * The Stand by Stephen King * IT by Stephen King * 11/22/63 by Stephen King * Duma Key by Stephen King * The Life Council: 10 Friends Every Woman Needsby Laura Tremaine * Sign up for the Latest Lazy Listens email. * Grab a copy of my book The Lazy Genius KitchenorThe Lazy Genius Way! (Affiliate links)* * Download a transcript of this episode.**
This podcast is hosted by Kendra Adachi and executive produced by Kendra Adachi, Jenna Fischer and Angela Kinsey.
Summer is often a season for day trips for many reasons. Let’s apply the Lazy Genius Method to day trips to help you plan yours, but as we do, remember a key phrase: surprise and delight. It’s your energetic guiding light.
Helpful Companion Links Pre-order my new book The PLAN or ask your library to consider carrying a copy once it releases in October. * Book of the Month * Breezy Instrumental playlist on Spotify * Sign up for the Latest Lazy Listens email. * Grab a copy of my book The Lazy Genius KitchenorThe Lazy Genius Way! (Affiliate links)* * Download a transcript of this episode.**
This podcast is hosted by Kendra Adachi and executive produced by Kendra Adachi, Jenna Fischer and Angela Kinsey.
This episode is for those of you who would classify yourselves as readers and those of you who would not. I want us to look at the aspects of summer reading that are all over the Internet right now and decide if they are in or out for us as Lazy Geniuses. Are we paying attention to the best things? Are we telling ourselves the kind truths? Reading has some weird layers, and we’re going to address those today.
Helpful Companion Links Pre-order my new book The PLAN or ask your library to consider carrying a copy once it releases in October. * Episode #319: 21 Books for Your Summer Reading * Episode #267: Find Your Summer Reading Rhythm * Episode #213: Create a Summer Reading Club * Sign up for the Latest Lazy Listens email. * Grab a copy of my book The Lazy Genius KitchenorThe Lazy Genius Way! (Affiliate links)* * Download a transcript of this episode.**
This podcast is hosted by Kendra Adachi and executive produced by Kendra Adachi, Jenna Fischer and Angela Kinsey.
The decision tree that comes from "Can I have a snack?!" is exhausting, whether the question is coming from your kids or yourself. Snacks, especially in summer, are the bane of many an existence, so today we’re going to try to make handling them easier.
Helpful Companion Links Pre-order my new book The PLAN or ask your library to consider carrying a copy once it releases in October. * The kindest Facebook group on the internet * Sign up for the Latest Lazy Listens email. * Grab a copy of my book The Lazy Genius KitchenorThe Lazy Genius Way! (Affiliate links)* * Download a transcript of this episode.**
This podcast is hosted by Kendra Adachi and executive produced by Kendra Adachi, Jenna Fischer and Angela Kinsey.
For many of you, it’s summer, or you might already be a couple of weeks in. Regardless, I’m going to share my plan for a Lazy Genius summer, and hopefully it’ll show you some ways to apply these principles to your own plan but more importantly to how you pivot around the plan when those times come.
Helpful Companion Links
- Pre-order my new book The PLAN or ask your library to consider carrying a copy once it releases in October.
- The Next Right Thing Guided Journal by Emily P. Freeman
- One Line A Day Journal
- The Essential Calendar (Use code LAZYGENIUS for 10% off)
- Sign up for the Latest Lazy Listens email.
- Grab a copy of my book The Lazy Genius KitchenorThe Lazy Genius Way! (Affiliate links)
- Download a transcript of this episode.
This podcast is hosted by Kendra Adachi and executive produced by Kendra Adachi, Jenna Fischer and Angela Kinsey.
We do this episode every season, and I have seven things to share with you. But what do you do when things that normally save your life don’t work in a new season? I’m tackling that at the end of the episode today.
Helpful Companion Links Pre-order my new book The PLAN or ask your library to consider carrying a copy once it releases in October. * Shark FlexStyle Air Styling & Drying System * tarte Amazonian Clay 12-Hour Blush in Paaarty * Pink Queen Women’s Denim Classic Bib Overalls * Episode #352: Office Hours with the Office Ladies * Sign up for the Latest Lazy Listens email. * Grab a copy of my book The Lazy Genius KitchenorThe Lazy Genius Way! (Affiliate links)* * Download a transcript of this episode.**
This podcast is hosted by Kendra Adachi and executive produced by Kendra Adachi, Jenna Fischer and Angela Kinsey.
My first book The Lazy Genius Way introduces 13 Lazy Genius principles that help you name what matters, ditch what doesn’t, and get stuff done. The first of those principles is Decide Once. Decide Once means you make one decision about one thing and you keep making that decision over and over until it doesn’t work for you anymore. Today, I’m sharing 20 decisions I keep repeating.
Helpful Companion Links Pre-order my new book The PLAN or ask your library to consider carrying a copy once it releases in October. * Episode #84: The Lazy Genius Guide to Lunch * Planetbox Rover Lunchbox * Genius Squareor Genius Star * Slime Making Kit * Sign up for the Latest Lazy Listens email. * Grab a copy of my book The Lazy Genius KitchenorThe Lazy Genius Way! (Affiliate links)* * Download a transcript of this episode.**
This podcast is hosted by Kendra Adachi and executive produced by Kendra Adachi, Jenna Fischer and Angela Kinsey.
We know the feeling of Maycember. May has a similar energy to the beautiful chaos of December, but we forget it’s like that until we’re in it. I never remember how crazy May becomes until literally right now, and then it feels too late. If that’s you, this episode will help.
Helpful Companion Links Pre-order my new book The PLAN or ask your library to consider carrying a copy once it releases in October. * The Summer Docket * The Essential Calendar (Use code LAZYGENIUS for 10% off!) * Episode 258 - The Seven Kinds of Rest and How to Know Which One You Need * Summer Sanity podcast playlist (Spotify) * Sign up for the Latest Lazy Listens email. * Grab a copy of my book The Lazy Genius KitchenorThe Lazy Genius Way! (Affiliate links)* * Download a transcript of this episode.**
This podcast is hosted by Kendra Adachi and executive produced by Kendra Adachi, Jenna Fischer and Angela Kinsey.
Sometimes life feels like a fire hose, a constant stream of events or tasks or humans or needs or stimulation that wear you down, metaphorically soak you through, and create an environment where what you need keeps getting pushed to the back of the line. In those times, what do we do?
Today, I’m going to share four things to keep in mind when life feels like a fire hose (one is super duper practical, promise!).
Helpful Companion Links Pre-order my new book The PLAN or ask your library to consider carrying a copy once it releases in October. * Episode #310: How to Pivot Around Any Obstacle * The Eisenhower Matrix * Sign up for the Latest Lazy Listens email. * Grab a copy of my book The Lazy Genius KitchenorThe Lazy Genius Way! (Affiliate links)* * Download a transcript of this episode.**
This podcast is hosted by Kendra Adachi and executive produced by Kendra Adachi, Jenna Fischer and Angela Kinsey.
This is our quarterly episode where I take your problems and try and Lazy Genius them! Today, as always for these episodes, I’ll put the questions focused on kids and parenting at the end in one chunk so that those of you without kids don’t have to listen if you’d rather move along with your day.
Helpful Companion Links Pre-order my new book The PLAN or ask your library to consider carrying a copy once it releases in October. * The Instagram post where I collected questions for this episode * House Rules by Myquillyn Smith (aka The Nester) * Sign up for the Latest Lazy Listens email. * Grab a copy of my book The Lazy Genius KitchenorThe Lazy Genius Way! (Affiliate links)* * Download a transcript of this episode.**
This podcast is hosted by Kendra Adachi and executive produced by Kendra Adachi, Jenna Fischer and Angela Kinsey.
Y’all know I love helping us deal with our to-do lists. Life is full of things to do, and sometimes we feel buried in all that wants our attention. So today’s episode is a short and sweet look at one simple strategy that might make a ton of difference for you.
Helpful Companion Links Pre-order my new book The PLAN or ask your library to consider carrying a copy once it releases in October. * Episode #288: How to Make the Rest of 2022 Easier * Episode #353: How to Plan a Project and Actually Finish It * The Summer Docket * Sign up for the Latest Lazy Listens email. * Grab a copy of my book The Lazy Genius KitchenorThe Lazy Genius Way! (Affiliate links)* * Download a transcript of this episode.**
This podcast is hosted by Kendra Adachi and executive produced by Kendra Adachi, Jenna Fischer and Angela Kinsey.
No matter your level of extroversion or introversion, your age, your life stage, or any other factor, we all need friends. I tend to focus on more concrete things on the show, but I think that one of the reasons we struggle to find and maintain meaningful relationships is partly a logistical one. And yet, finding time to connect with people is just as important if not more important than finding time to pay your bills and cook your meals and tend to your job and your home and all the things. Let’s explore ways we can Lazy Genius friendship.
Helpful Companion Links Pre-order my new book The PLAN or ask your library to consider carrying a copy once it releases in October. * The Life Council by Laura Tremaine * Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortalsby Oliver Burkeman * How to Walk Into a Roomby Emily P. Freeman * Sign up for the Latest Lazy Listens email. * Grab a copy of my book The Lazy Genius KitchenorThe Lazy Genius Way! (Affiliate links)* * Download a transcript of this episode.**
This podcast is hosted by Kendra Adachi and executive produced by Kendra Adachi, Jenna Fischer and Angela Kinsey.
Is this maybe the most appropriately named pep talk of all time? Quite possibly. I have a feeling a lot of you always feel tired. In fact, like me, you feel tired so often that it’s annoying at this point. You’re tired of being tired. Will we ever not be tired?!
I think we all need some solidarity in this space as well as some practical help. My goal is for you to get both.
Helpful Companion Links Pre-order my new book The PLAN or ask your library to consider carrying a copy once it releases in October. * Sign up for the Latest Lazy Letter, my monthly newsletter, which goes out on Wednesday! * Sign up for the Latest Lazy Listens email. * Grab a copy of my book The Lazy Genius KitchenorThe Lazy Genius Way! (Affiliate links)* * Download a transcript of this episode.**
This podcast is hosted by Kendra Adachi and executive produced by Kendra Adachi, Jenna Fischer and Angela Kinsey.
While this episode is definitely seven routines that work for me, the reason I’m sharing them is not so that you will do them because they’ll work. It’s more to see how I arrived at certain routines, what priorities they support, and maybe they’ll inspire a small change or adjustment in your own routine that could make your life work better for you and the season you’re in.
Helpful Companion Links Pre-order my new book The PLAN or ask your library to consider carrying a copy once it releases in October. * Episode #337: How to Lazy Genius Division of Labor * Episode #356: What’s Saving My Life * Episode #91: The Lazy Genius Organizes Paper * Sign up for the Latest Lazy Listens email. * Grab a copy of my book The Lazy Genius KitchenorThe Lazy Genius Way! (Affiliate links)* * Download a transcript of this episode.**
This podcast is hosted by Kendra Adachi and executive produced by Kendra Adachi, Jenna Fischer and Angela Kinsey.
We all have places we need to go, and we want to kindly and efficiently get there. That looks different for everyone though. I’m going to break this episode down into three sections: expectations, kindly getting there, and how to bring in efficiency. Do not skip straight to part three, please.
Helpful Companion Links Pre-order my new book The PLAN or ask your library to consider carrying a copy once it releases in October. * Episode 223: The Lazy Genius Gets Out the Door * Sign up for the Latest Lazy Listens email. * Grab a copy of my book The Lazy Genius KitchenorThe Lazy Genius Way! (Affiliate links)* * Download a transcript of this episode.**
This podcast is hosted by Kendra Adachi and executive produced by Kendra Adachi, Jenna Fischer and Angela Kinsey.
One of the most foundational principles of managing your time like a Lazy Genius is to think about your season. We all need tangible help with planning. That’s why I wrote a book called The PLAN. But since it doesn’t come out until October and we need to plan some stuff now, let’s plan our spring together.
Helpful Companion Links Pre-order my new book The PLAN or ask your library to consider carrying a copy once it releases in October. * Episode #339: How to Make the Rest of 2023 Easier * Emily P. Freeman * Laura Tremaine * Myquillyn Smith, aka The Nester * One Line a Day Journal * Episode #353: How to Plan a Project and Actually Finish It * Sign up for the Latest Lazy Listens email. * Grab a copy of my book The Lazy Genius KitchenorThe Lazy Genius Way! (Affiliate links)* * Download a transcript of this episode.**
This podcast is hosted by Kendra Adachi and executive produced by Kendra Adachi, Jenna Fischer and Angela Kinsey.
This is a beloved quarterly episode where I share the things in my life that are saving it. It could be products that bring joy or efficiency, moments that make me feel like myself, things I’m looking forward to… the list is varied every time.
The practice, though, is just as important as the list itself, which is why I encourage you to ask yourself this question on occasion: what’s saving your life right now?
Helpful Companion Links Pre-order my new book The PLAN or ask your library to consider carrying a copy once it releases in October. * @emily.m.holland — a bridal hair and makeup artist who shares tutorials on Instagram * My makeup routine: Face Base by Bobbi Brown, Charlotte Tilbury’s Flawless Filter Setting Powder, Gucci bronzer, Tarte Amazonian Clay Blush, RMS Beauty Luminizer, Thrive Causemetics eyeliner, Caliray Surfproof Hydrating Setting Spray, Wander Beauty’s Mile High Club Mascara * Episode #145: How to Hire a Housecleaner * Bonus: Office Ladies Update * Emily P. Freeman’s new book How to Walk into a Room: The Art of Knowing When to Stay and When to Walk Away * Sign up for the Latest Lazy Listens email. * Grab a copy of my book The Lazy Genius KitchenorThe Lazy Genius Way! (Affiliate links)* * Download a transcript of this episode.**
This podcast is hosted by Kendra Adachi and executive produced by Kendra Adachi, Jenna Fischer and Angela Kinsey.
This feeling hits all of us at some point. You’re bored with the meals you eat, the clothes you wear, the stuff in your house, bored with your job, your routine, your partner, all kinds of things. Today, I’m going to offer you a process to help you get past the feeling of being bored with something in your life.
Helpful Companion Links Episode #295: How to Start Fresh without Starting Over * Episode #337: How to Lazy Genius the Division of Labor * Style Thief Fashion * Episode #226: How Batching and Bags Can Help You Get Out the Door * Sign up for the Latest Lazy Listens email. * Grab a copy of my book The Lazy Genius KitchenorThe Lazy Genius Way! (Affiliate links)* * Download a transcript of this episode.**
This podcast is hosted by Kendra Adachi and executive produced by Kendra Adachi, Jenna Fischer and Angela Kinsey.
A few weeks ago, I invited Jenna and Angela from our beloved Office Ladies Podcast to join me for Office Hours so we could Lazy Genius something real from their lives together. Y’all loved that episode so much. I got countless DMs asking if the baskets were working for Angela and how Jenna was holding up with school email. Well, I thought it would be great for all of us to hear from them directly. Here’s a bonus follow-up episode to last month’s Office Hours with the Office Ladies.
Helpful Companion Links Episode #352: Office Hours with the Office Ladies * Find out which Lazy Genius episodes Jenna and Angela love best. * Sign up for the Latest Lazy Listens email. * Grab a copy of my book The Lazy Genius KitchenorThe Lazy Genius Way*! (Affiliate links) * As with all guest episodes, there’s no transcript for this one. Thanks for understanding!
This podcast is hosted by Kendra Adachi and executive produced by Kendra Adachi, Jenna Fischer and Angela Kinsey.
Office Hours episodes happen once a quarter, and in them, I help you Lazy Genius your life! I take questions from Instagram and answer them here on the podcast, helping you see how to use the 13 Lazy Genius principles, the five-step Lazy Genius method, and any other Lazy Geniusisms that might help make your situation a little easier.
As I usually do in Office Hours episodes, the first half will be non-kid questions and the second half will be kid. That way if you don’t have kids, you can know when to tap out and use your time on something else!
Helpful Companion Links Here are previous Office Hours episodes in case you want to check them out: #315 (May 2023), #327 (August 2023), #338 (October 2023) * And here’s a special Office Hours with the Office Ladies! * Episode #353: How to Plan a Project and Actually Finish It * Episode #127: The Lazy Genius Chooses a Planner * Episode #124: The Lazy Genius Weekly Plan * How to Bullet Journal: The Absolute Ultimate Guide * Kelly Corrigan interviewed me in an episode from last year calledKendra Gets Personal * Sign up for the Latest Lazy Listens email. * Grab a copy of my book The Lazy Genius KitchenorThe Lazy Genius Way! (Affiliate links)* * Download a transcript of this episode.**
This podcast is hosted by Kendra Adachi and executive produced by Kendra Adachi, Jenna Fischer and Angela Kinsey.
There’s nothing wrong with starting a project and not finishing it or living with many projects in various states of completion. This episode is simply a path for you to follow if not finishing a project is getting on your nerves enough to change it, if it’s affecting your quality of life.
Helpful Companion Links Sign up for the Latest Lazy Listens email. * Grab a copy of my book The Lazy Genius KitchenorThe Lazy Genius Way! (Affiliate links)* * Download a transcript of this episode.**
This podcast is hosted by Kendra Adachi and executive produced by Kendra Adachi, Jenna Fischer and Angela Kinsey.
Jenna and Angela are here! This very special episode celebrates The Lazy Genius Podcast being the first show to join the Office Ladies Network! As you may know, we do Office Hour type episodes a few times a year, where I Lazy Genius questions from listeners. Today, we’re Lazy Geniusing things for Jenna and Angela, and I’m so excited for you to hear our conversation.
Helpful Companion Links Learn more about the Office Ladies * More Office Hour episodes: #315; #327; #338 * Follow @thelazygenius on Instagram to keep an eye out for our next listener Office Hours episode * Sign up for the Latest Lazy Listens email. * Grab a copy of my book The Lazy Genius KitchenorThe Lazy Genius Way*! (Affiliate links) * Since this is more of a conversation, there’s no transcript for this episode. Thank you for understanding!
This podcast is hosted by Kendra Adachi and executive produced by Kendra Adachi, Jenna Fischer and Angela Kinsey.
Let’s make one thing clear right off the bat. You can Lazy Genius your whole life, but you can’t do it all at once. But it is possible and even something I’d encourage you to pursue. Living with this mindset is a lifelong gift, so let’s jump into how to Lazy Genius your whole life.
Helpful Companion Links Episode #255: How to Name What Matters * Episode #323: How to Lazy Genius a Big Change * Episode #297: 5 Steps for More Ease at Work * Episode #244: How to Choose the Right Lazy Genius Principle for You * Episode #310: How to Pivot Around Any Obstacle * Sign up for the Latest Lazy Letter email. * Grab a copy of my book The Lazy Genius KitchenorThe Lazy Genius Way! (Affiliate links)* * Download a transcript of this episode.**
This podcast is hosted by Kendra Adachi and executive produced by Kendra Adachi, Jenna Fischer and Angela Kinsey.
I shared some of these words last January, and I need the reminder just as much as anyone, so we’re going to look at them again.
Helpful Companion Links Office Ladies Podcast * Episode #348: Why Habits Don’t Demand Perfection with James Clear * Sign up for the Latest Lazy Listens email. * Grab a copy of my book The Lazy Genius KitchenorThe Lazy Genius Way! (Affiliate links)* * Download a transcript of this episode.**
This podcast is hosted by Kendra Adachi and executive produced by Kendra Adachi, Jenna Fischer and Angela Kinsey.
It’s the smackdab middle of January, and we all know about the January Feelings. Since many of those feelings tend to be big and expansive and beyond, I want to bring us in today. I want us to think about small things, small changes, small steps that can have a big impact.
Helpful Companion Links The hairbrush reel from Instagram * #210: How to Lazy Genius Kids’ Screen Time * #217: Let’s Talk about Your Body, Part One * #218: Let’s Talk about Your Body, Part Two * #301: How to Kindly Navigate a Changing Body * #143: Your Body is Not Flawed * Sign up for the Latest Lazy Listens email. * Grab a copy of my book The Lazy Genius Kitchen or The Lazy Genius Way! (Affiliate links)* * Download a transcript of this episode.**
This podcast is hosted by Kendra Adachi and executive produced by Kendra Adachi, Jenna Fischer and Angela Kinsey.
I’m no stranger to self-help books. Most of them have left me wanting, leaving me feeling like I’ve been given more to do. But when I read Atomic Habits by James Clear in early 2019, I remember thinking it was the best self-help book I had ever read. It’s no surprise that it’s sold 15 million copies since it debuted. And I’m delighted to have James on the show today to talk about habits and how we can approach them as Lazy Geniuses.
Helpful Companion Links Atomic Habits by James Clear (affiliate link) * Sign up for the Latest Lazy Listens email. * Grab a copy of my book The Lazy Genius Kitchen or The Lazy Genius Way*! (Affiliate links) * Since this is an interview-style episode, there’s no transcript for this one. Thanks for understanding!
This podcast is hosted by Kendra Adachi and executive produced by Kendra Adachi, Jenna Fischer and Angela Kinsey.
Over the years of this podcast, we’ve simply been tweaking the order of how we live, starting with who we are today, not who we wish to be in the future.
That’s why on this first day of the year, I don’t want to talk about goals and habits and starting a new year. All three of those things are actually quite valuable and a normal part of our lives, and we’ll even talk about some of them over the next few weeks. Today, however, I want to start somewhere else. I want us to start with what brings you joy.
Helpful Companion Links #258: The Seven Kinds of Rest and How to Know Which One You Need * Episode 34 of The Next Right Thing Podcast with Emily P. Freeman * Sign up for the Latest Lazy Listens email. * Grab a copy of my book The Lazy Genius Kitchen or The Lazy Genius Way! (Affiliate links)* * Download a transcript of this episode.**
This podcast is hosted by Kendra Adachi and executive produced by Kendra Adachi, Jenna Fischer and Angela Kinsey.
Yearly recaps are the most fun, aren’t they? I love seeing people’s reading lists and favorite things and all of the end of year reflections that happen. I hope you’re taking some time to make some kind of list of your own.
Helpful Companion Links The Stand by Stephen King * 11.22.63 by Stephen King * IT by Stephen King * 10 Things to Tell You Podcast * Naturium’s BHA toner * Naturium’s Retinaldehyde serum * The Popcast with Knox and Jamie * Emily P. Freeman & The Nester * Lettie and Row by Sabrina Pursley * Every So Often vintage flatlay account (@every.so.often.gso) * Ella’s Attic Vintage (@ellasatticvintage) * Romantic Piano by Gia Margaret * Lofi music * Glocusent Willow Book Light * Madewell Kick Out Crop Jean * Tarte makeup * Get the What’s Saving My Life email hitting inboxes on Sunday, December 31st * Sign up for the Latest Lazy Listens email. * Grab a copy of my book The Lazy Genius Kitchen or The Lazy Genius Way! (Affiliate links)* * Download a transcript of this episode.**
This podcast is hosted by Kendra Adachi and executive produced by Kendra Adachi, Jenna Fischer and Angela Kinsey.
For some of you listening, you’re close to entering a longer breaker from regular life. The winter holidays are upon us, Christmas is one week away, New Year’s two weeks, and there is a lot of activity but also a lot of downtime, sometimes more than we realize. Today, let’s talk about how to approach it.
Helpful Companion Links Episode #320: How to Feel Good About Free Time * Episode #258: The Seven Kinds of Rest and How to Know Which One You’ll Need * Episode #212: A Guide to Summer House Rules * Sign up for the Latest Lazy Listens email. * Grab a copy of my book The Lazy Genius Kitchen or The Lazy Genius Way! (Affiliate links)* * Download a transcript of this episode.**
This podcast is hosted by Kendra Adachi and executive produced by Kendra Adachi, Jenna Fischer and Angela Kinsey.
Today, we're doing something a little different. Kelly Corrigan, host of PBS's Tell Me More and the podcast Kelly Corrigan Wonders, is here to pull back the veil on some of the things that make me tick. We're talking about the real heart behind the Lazy Genius and how it can help you combat some of the end-of-the-year energy, plus what celebrity I'd be friends with and what live performance changed both of our lives.
Helpful Companion Links Find Kelly online * Follow Kelly on Instagram @kellycorrigan * Episode #207: 15 Moments That Shaped the Lazy Genius * The Middle Place by Kelly Corrigan * Sign up for the Latest Lazy Listens email. * Grab a copy of my book The Lazy Genius Kitchen or The Lazy Genius Way*! (Affiliate links) * As with all of our interview episodes, there’s no transcript. Thanks for understanding!
This podcast is hosted by Kendra Adachi and executive produced by Kendra Adachi, Jenna Fischer and Angela Kinsey.
I love doing these episodes once a quarter where I share the things that are saving my life right now, things that are bringing me joy, making life easier, helping me feel calmer… the sky is the limit, and I love them.
Helpful Companion Links Barbara Brown Taylor, the originator of this wonderful question * Episode #340: What’s Saving My Gift-Wrapping Life * Episode #342: How to Uncomplicate Your Holiday To-Do List * The Essential Calendar (use code LAZYGENIUS for 10% off your order) * Magnetic Monthly Dry Erase Boards * How to meal plan for a month * Fireplace For Your Home * I Dew Care Tap Secret Dry Shampoo Powder * Drowning by T.J. Newman * Starter Villain by John Scalzi * Winterset Hollow by Jonathan Edward Durham * Belgravia by Julian Fellowes * Acceptance by Emi Nietfeld * Sign up for the Latest Lazy Listens email. * Grab a copy of my book The Lazy Genius Kitchen or The Lazy Genius Way! (Affiliate links)* * Download a transcript of this episode.**
This podcast is hosted by Kendra Adachi and executive produced by Kendra Adachi, Jenna Fischer and Angela Kinsey.
December is a unique month, and therefore, you need to approach that month and your long to-do list in a way that feels kind and human and grounded and like yourself. But also where you get it all done, at least all the things that matter.
I share this episode with Kind Big Sister Energy, meaning I think this works, and I think it could work for you, but as with anything I ever say, do what works for you. If this doesn’t, don’t do it.
Helpful Companion Links Episode #339: How to Make the Rest of 2023 Easier * Episode #341: The Real Reason It’s Hard to Get Stuff Done * Trello * Episode #135: Nailing Your Holiday Vibe * Sign up for the Latest Lazy Listens email. * Grab a copy of my book The Lazy Genius Kitchen or The Lazy Genius Way! (Affiliate links)* * Download a transcript of this episode.**
This podcast is hosted by Kendra Adachi and executive produced by Kendra Adachi, Jenna Fischer and Angela Kinsey.
So we’ve tried to make the rest of 2023 easier, but even when we have a better understanding of what is going on, it can still be hard to get stuff done. When the rubber meets the road, it’s common to feel like we’re stalling out.
Today’s episode is like learning a language. I want to share some broader perspectives on getting your stuff done so that you can orient yourself better in your daily life. And of course there are some practical tips in here, too, have no fear. Let’s jump in.
Helpful Companion Links Episode #339: How to Make the Rest of 2023 Easier * Episode #238: How to Get Stuff Done When You Don’t Feel Like It * Episode #334: How to Create a Relaxing Home Routine * Olive & June Quick Dry Polish * Sign up for the Latest Lazy Listens email. * Grab a copy of my book The Lazy Genius Kitchen or The Lazy Genius Way! (Affiliate links)* * Download a transcript of this episode.**
This podcast is hosted by Kendra Adachi and executive produced by Kendra Adachi, Jenna Fischer and Angela Kinsey.
In this episode, I’m going to share ten things, and these things make gift wrapping easier, more enjoyable, more fun, and in some ways more meaningful than if I didn’t have these things. So if you love wrapping, hate wrapping, or are somewhere in between, I think this list will offer some good help wherever you are.
Helpful Companion Links Preorder your Lazy Genius Sticker Pack before Nov. 15! * Get on the list to get the Gift Giving Guide on Friday, Nov. 17 * Episode #337: How to Lazy Genius Division of Labor * Sign up for the Latest Lazy Listens email. * Grab a copy of my book The Lazy Genius Kitchen or The Lazy Genius Way! (Affiliate links)* * Download a transcript of this episode.**
This podcast is hosted by Kendra Adachi and executive produced by Kendra Adachi, Jenna Fischer and Angela Kinsey.
I am legitimately so excited about this episode, and I know you are too. This type of episode from last year is still our most downloaded episode, and I think this one is going to be even more helpful than last year’s.
Helpful Companion Links Preorder your Lazy Genius Sticker Pack before Nov. 15! * Get on the list to get the Gift Giving Guide on Friday, Nov. 17 * Get on the list for the Latest Lazy Letter (out on Nov. 8!) * Sign up for the Latest Lazy Listens email. * Grab a copy of my book The Lazy Genius Kitchen or The Lazy Genius Way! (Affiliate links)* * Download a transcript of this episode.**
This podcast is hosted by Kendra Adachi and executive produced by Kendra Adachi, Jenna Fischer and Angela Kinsey.
We do these episodes about once a quarter where I answer your questions in more detail than I’m able to in an Instagram Ask-Me-Anything and more public than I might be able to in a DM. The idea here is to practice Lazy Geniusing situations together so that you can feel more equipped to do it on your own.
Helpful Companion Links Episode #99: The Lazy Genius Feeds a Crowd * Episode #130: The Lazy Genius Guide to Hosting Anything * Carving Out Me Time During Holiday Season * Get on the list to get the Gift Giving Guide on Friday, Nov. 17 * Get on the list for the Latest Lazy Letter (out on Nov. 8!) * Sign up for the Latest Lazy Listens email. * Grab a copy of my book The Lazy Genius Kitchen or The Lazy Genius Way! (Affiliate links)* * Download a transcript of this episode.**
This podcast is hosted by Kendra Adachi and executive produced by Kendra Adachi, Jenna Fischer and Angela Kinsey.
I get asked about how to split the work load at home fairly often, especially in Instagram AMAs. I’m glad we get the chance to dive deep into it today.
Helpful Companion Links Fair Play by Eve Rodsky * Fair Play cards * How to Keep House While Drowning by KC Davis * Struggle Care podcast * @samkelly_world posted the reel about teaching your kids to notice * Sign up for the Latest Lazy Listens email. * Grab a copy of my book The Lazy Genius Kitchen or The Lazy Genius Way! (Affiliate links)* * Download a transcript of this episode.**
This podcast is hosted by Kendra Adachi and executive produced by Kendra Adachi, Jenna Fischer and Angela Kinsey.
Y’all know I love an episode about reading, so I’m pumped about this. Audiobooks are one of my favorite ways to read, but that’s a recent development.
As a new-ish convert, I’m really excited to help you figure out your relationship with audiobooks and how to Lazy Genius them in your own life, whatever that means for you.
Helpful Companion Links The Libby app * Audible Memberships * Chirp * Sign up for the Latest Lazy Listens email. * Grab a copy of my book The Lazy Genius Kitchen or The Lazy Genius Way! (Affiliate links)* * Download a transcript of this episode.**
This podcast is hosted by Kendra Adachi and executive produced by Kendra Adachi, Jenna Fischer and Angela Kinsey.
Today, we’re getting more practical. I’m going to share seven ways to manage daily chaos, and while you could apply one of these on its own, these seven things are super helpful in order as a series of steps.
Helpful Companion Links Episode #334: How to Create a Relaxing Home Routine * Sign up for the Latest Lazy Listens email. * Grab a copy of my book The Lazy Genius Kitchen or The Lazy Genius Way! (Affiliate links)* * Download a transcript of this episode.**
This podcast is hosted by Kendra Adachi and executive produced by Kendra Adachi, Jenna Fischer and Angela Kinsey.
I am aware of the irony of using the word “relaxing” when it comes to a home routine, especially during this time of year which tends to be on the busier side. However, I’m into it. It’s more about having enough of a structure to call it a routine but with a perspective that helps us relax around what we’re actually doing.
Helpful Companion Links Episode #145: How to Hire a Housecleaner * Episode #254: Chores I Do Every Day * Sign up for the Latest Lazy Listens email. * Grab a copy of my book The Lazy Genius Kitchen or The Lazy Genius Way! (Affiliate links)* * Download a transcript of this episode.**
This podcast is hosted by Kendra Adachi and executive produced by Kendra Adachi, Jenna Fischer and Angela Kinsey.
Today, I’m going to share 7 ways to always know what to wear. You can pick one, or you can pick all seven. Either way, you’re going to leave with more calm and hopefully even more excitement about the daily act of putting on clothes.
Helpful Companion Links ABLE x The Lazy Genius * The original Monday uniform blog post * Windblown Jewelry * Spiedel watch * Episode 280: How to Find Your Personal Style * Sign up for the Latest Lazy Listens email. * Grab a copy of my book The Lazy Genius Kitchen or The Lazy Genius Way! (Affiliate links)* * Download a transcript of this episode.**
This podcast is hosted by Kendra Adachi and executive produced by Kendra Adachi, Jenna Fischer and Angela Kinsey.
I’m really excited about this topic because it is something every single person likely struggles with. The evening especially feels like time that we can use however we want. It’s not dictated by someone else, and that freedom often leaves us flailing. It’s so precious and valuable, and you want to make the most of it. How do you do that? That’s our episode today.
Helpful Companion Links Episode #331: What’s Saving My Life * Sign up for the Latest Lazy Listens email. * Grab a copy of my book The Lazy Genius Kitchen or The Lazy Genius Way! (Affiliate links)* * Download a transcript of this episode.**
This podcast is hosted by Kendra Adachi and executive produced by Kendra Adachi, Jenna Fischer and Angela Kinsey.
I don’t need to tell you that life is full and sometimes overwhelming and we need things that offer sparkle and light. Every quarter, I share my list and encourage you to make your own. Let’s get started.
Helpful Companion Links Speidel Eco Color Pop Watch * The Chickpea Bowl * The Tim Riggins Salad * What Kate Finds on Instagram * Tarte Amazonian Clay 12-Hour Blush in Captivating * Barbie UNO * Sign up for the Latest Lazy Listens email. * Grab a copy of my book The Lazy Genius Kitchen or The Lazy Genius Way! (Affiliate links)* * Download a transcript of this episode.**
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When you are transitioning from one season to another - like from summer to school or school to summer, from this job to that job, from being in a relationship to being single or being single to being in a relationship, from pre-diagnosis to treatment for the diagnosis - the time right before that transition often feels like the hardest. You don’t know exactly what’s coming, and you want to prepare as much as possible.
Whatever your particular color of that energy is, I hope that this episode gives you some permission and some practical tools to handle your own busy season.
Helpful Companion Links The Holiday Docket * The Next Right Thing Guided Journal by Emily P. Freeman * Episode #245: How I Personally Meal Plan * Episode #254: Chores I Do Every Day * Sign up for the Latest Lazy Listens email. * Grab a copy of my book The Lazy Genius Kitchen or The Lazy Genius Way! (Affiliate links)* * Download a transcript of this episode.**
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It is likely a time of transition in your life. We are going into a new season, fall is coming, school has started, and all of this impacts our energy and schedules no matter what our lives look like and who, if anyone, lives with us in our homes.
But you know what doesn’t change? Dinner. Dinner does not change.
This week, I’m joined by the happiest cooking teacher on the internet, Bri McKoy, to talk about 10 things to do when you don’t want to cook.
Helpful Companion Links Get Bri’s new book, The Cook’s Book (out August 29!) * Fearless Chicken Tikka Masala * Episode #97: One Simple Step That Changes Meal Planning Forever * Episode #245: How I Personally Meal Plan * Sign up for the Latest Lazy Listens email. * Grab a copy of my book The Lazy Genius Kitchen or The Lazy Genius Way! (Affiliate links)* * Download a transcript of this episode.** (Note: The interview portion of this episode is not transcribed, as per usual with Lazy Genius interview episodes. Thanks for understanding!)
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When we reflect on things from the past that have meant something to us, it’s good for us. It’s fun! And since books are fairly universal as a thing people love, I’m sharing my 10 most memorable books. They’re not necessarily my favorites, although some are, but these are books that I remember where I read them, how they made me feel, what they were about, and I still think of them often.
Helpful Companion Links The Secret of the Old Clock by Carolyn Keene * The Good Earth by Pearl S. Buck * Till We Have Faces by C.S. Lewis * The Glass Castle by Jeanette Walls * Harry Potter series** by J.K. Rowling * An Everlasting Meal by Tamar Adler * The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern * Just Mercyby Bryan Stevenson * The Art of Gathering by Priya Parker * Jayber Crow by Wendell Berry * *Sign up for the Latest Lazy Listens email. * Grab a copy of my book The Lazy Genius Kitchen or The Lazy Genius Way! (Affiliate links) * Download a transcript of this episode.
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I did not anticipate recording this episode, but after this week’s Office Hours episode where I answered your questions, I realized that this particular question needed a mini episode all its own. It was the most frequently asked question in the Instagram post, and that makes sense. It’s early-mid August, and school is about to start. School lunches are a whole thing.
Helpful Companion Links This week’s Office Hours episode. * Planetbox Rover Lunchbox * Sign up for the Latest Lazy Listens email. * Grab a copy of my book The Lazy Genius KitchenorThe Lazy Genius Way! (Affiliate links) * Download a transcript of this episode.*
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This is the second episode of this type where I take questions you asked on Instagram and answer them on the podcast. We’ve got a handful of great ones today!
Helpful Companion Links This episode’s Office Hours Instagram post * Episode 323: How to Lazy Genius a Big Change * Use code LAZYGENIUS for 20% off your first Olive & June Mani System * Sign up for the Latest Lazy Listens email. * Grab a copy of my book The Lazy Genius KitchenorThe Lazy Genius Way! (Affiliate links) * Download a transcript of this episode.*
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This is the time of year when we start hearing a lot of buzz about transitioning to fall. If transitioning to fall is all the buzz, a morning routine is for sure the buzzword. But morning routines don’t have to be a checklist to follow or a pass/fail assignment that determines the outcome of your day. Let’s talk about how to Magic Question your mornings.
Helpful Companion Links Episode 58: The Lazy Genius Morning Routine * Episode #202: Revisiting Your Morning Routine * Episode #172: Resurrecting Routines * Bonus Episode: Lazy Geniusing a Morning Routine with Erin Moon * The Lazy Genius Collective Facebook group * Change Your Life Chicken Shawarma * Sign up for the Latest Lazy Listens email. * Grab a copy of my book The Lazy Genius KitchenorThe Lazy Genius Way! (Affiliate links) * Download a transcript of this episode.*
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We all have situations where we disagree with someone on how something should be done, and we have to deal with that. We have to figure out how to move forward, navigate any relational issues emotionally, and still get the thing done! This episode is if the episodes When You Disagree on What Matters and How to Pivot Around Any Obstacle had a very practical baby.
Helpful Companion Links Episode 235: When You Disagree on What Matters * Episode 310: How to Pivot Around Any Obstacle * Sign up for the Latest Lazy Listens email. * Grab a copy of my book The Lazy Genius KitchenorThe Lazy Genius Way! (Affiliate links) * Download a transcript of this episode.*
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The middle of seasons can be tricky in that you’re in multiple places at once. So let’s talk about how to take that energy and massage it out a bit, making the rest of the summer easier. And we’re going to do that with a mid-season check-in.
Helpful Companion Links Episode #323: How to Lazy Genius a Big Change * Midliner highlighters * Sign up for the Latest Lazy Listens email. * Grab a copy of my book The Lazy Genius KitchenorThe Lazy Genius Way! (Affiliate links) * Download a transcript of this episode.*
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One of the most common questions I get is how to Lazy Genius some kind of big change. A new city, job, kid, or relationship. Leaving a career, a friend group, or a religion. Losing a spouse, parent, or the connection with your kid now that they’re a teenager. The reason I’ve never done an episode like this and why it’s hard to answer questions about big changes in DMs and emails is because there’s not a simple answer.
So here’s what we’re going to do today. First, I’m going to share four principles of a big change that I want you to remember. Second, I’m going to give you two questions to help you create some understanding around your big change. And third, I’m going to give you two choices you could make after you answer those questions.
Helpful Companion Links Episode #259: 5 Steps to Lazy Genius Anything * Sign up for the Latest Lazy Listens email. * Grab a copy of my book The Lazy Genius KitchenorThe Lazy Genius Way! (Affiliate links) * Download a transcript of this episode.*
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What do you do with those little pockets of time between appointments or meetings or pickups and dropoffs? Our time feels out of whack somehow, and there are these random pockets that don’t feel good for much of anything, and because we don’t approach them intentionally, they feel wasted, and then we feel bad about it. So let’s talk about how to approach that time.
Helpful Companion Links Find Katie @whatkatefinds and Kherington @currentlykherington on Instagram (thanks guys, for inspiring this episode!) * Sign up for the Latest Lazy Listens email. * Grab a copy of my book The Lazy Genius KitchenorThe Lazy Genius Way! (Affiliate links) * Download a transcript of this episode.*
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It’s very likely all have felt this to varying degrees in varying seasons of our lives. One Sunday can feel fine, and the next we feel like everything might catch on fire. So here’s what I’d like to offer. I want to give you a helpful plan for neutralizing the Sunday Scaries.
We’ll start with a three-step calming practice then I’ll give you seven things you could do to make Sundays less scary.
Helpful Companion Links A helpful guide to making a brain dump on Instagram circa 2021 * Episode #177: The Lazy Genius Plans a Day * Episode #238: How to Get Stuff Done When You Don’t Feel Like It * Sign up for the Latest Lazy Listens email. * Grab a copy of my book The Lazy Genius KitchenorThe Lazy Genius Way! (Affiliate links) * Download a transcript of this episode.*
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Free time is time that is free of responsibilities, obligations, and being beholden to someone else’s needs, wants, or whims. If that’s the case, free time sounds absolutely lovely. But free time, for women especially, comes with a slew of problems, namely guilt in having it and fear of wasting it. So today, we’re going to talk about how to reframe free time and feel good about it.
Helpful Companion Links Sign up for the Latest Lazy Listens email. * Grab a copy of my book The Lazy Genius KitchenorThe Lazy Genius Way! (Affiliate links) * Download a transcript of this episode.*
It’s already the middle of June, but there are still a solid eight weeks left of summer reading, and if you’re still on library hold lists for new releases or had great intentions about summer reading and have watched it fall to the wayside because you didn’t have a great book in hand, hopefully this episode will help!
I’ve compiled a list of 21 books I’ve read over the past six summers, and they all feel like summer books. And they’re all backlist titles, so it shouldn’t be hard getting them immediately at the library or even at a used bookstore for cheap. They’re easy to find.
Helpful Companion Links Episode #267: Find Your Summer Reading Rhythm * Episode #268: 10 Summer Reading Ideas for Your Kids * Episode #213: Create a Summer Reading Club * Episode #227: How to Know What to Read Next with our beloved book genius Anne Bogel * Bonus episode: How I Read 120 Books This Year * Check out the books that made my summer reading list here * Sign up for the Latest Lazy Listens email. * Grab a copy of my book The Lazy Genius KitchenorThe Lazy Genius Way! (Affiliate links) * Download a transcript of this episode.*
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Today, I'm joined by my sister, Hannah, for our seasonal Lazy Sisters episode. You'll hear our list of how to improve your summer, aka how to bring Chuck Norris energy. It was an AI generated title that made us laugh, so here we are. The title is ridiculous; the list is not.
Helpful Companion Links EltaMD Facial Sunscreen(Amazon) * Unseen Sunscreen by Supergoop (Ulta) * Bubble machine (Amazon) * Sign up for the Latest Lazy Listens email. * Grab a copy of my book The Lazy Genius KitchenorThe Lazy Genius Way*! (Affiliate links) * No transcript for this episode since it’s a casual conversation. Thanks for understanding!
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Summer is here, and summer food is a bit different than food in other seasons. There are a lot of things that can impact the way we eat in the summer. Today, I want to get specific about the 10 foods I’m stocking this summer.
These are foods that will be a huge part of making summer cooking and eating easier. Ultimately, I hope it helps you see that having a list of your own would be good and what could be on it.
Helpful Companion Links My Summer Meal Formula post from a few years ago * Episode #164:The Summer Meal Formula * Smoothie Booster Cubes * Episode #31: The Lazy Genius Makes a Smoothie * Bri and Kendra Eat Stuff (BAKES): Barbecue Edition * How to Make Yakisoba * Noodles I buy on Amazon(affiliate link) * Sign up for the Latest Lazy Listens email. * Grab a copy of my book The Lazy Genius KitchenorThe Lazy Genius Way! (Affiliate links) * Download a transcript of this episode.*
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You might be itching to get into your carefully planned summer routines, or maybe you know you want some but haven’t thought about what they are yet.
Regardless of where you are, you want your routines to work! You want them to stick and do what they’re supposed to do! Today, I want to share with you the 5 steps to get to a routine that actually works.
Helpful Companion Links Here’s a Routines & On-Ramps podcast playlist on Spotify * Sign up for the Latest Lazy Listens email. * Grab a copy of my book The Lazy Genius KitchenorThe Lazy Genius Way! (Affiliate links) * Download a transcript of this episode.*
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Because of our wonky expectations about this supposedly magical season, we all have unmet expectations. There will be times when you don’t deal with them super well. So in today’s episode, let’s figure out how to not bummer our summer.
Helpful Companion Links Find the complete list of episodes mentioned in this episode here. * Sign up for the Latest Lazy Listens email. * Grab a copy of my bookThe Lazy Genius Kitchen or The Lazy Genius Way!* * Download a transcript of this episode.**
Today is a very exciting episode, the first of its kind and hopefully not the last! One of my favorite things about this job is helping you all Lazy Genius your problems. It is always the most fun, the most gratifying, the most connective thing. So we’re going to bring that to the podcast in an Office Hours episode!
Helpful Companion Links Find me on Instagram @thelazygeniusand here’s the original Office Hours post * Sign up for the Latest Lazy Listens email. * Grab a copy of my book The Lazy Genius Kitchen or The Lazy Genius Way!* * Download a transcript of this episode.**
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My family of five went to Disney World for the first time in February of 2023, and I’m sharing the 13 things I’m glad we did and the four things we could’ve done without.
Helpful Companion Links Go Now Travel Company * Disney Instagram highlight * Sign up for the Latest Lazy Listens email. * Grab a copy of my book The Lazy Genius Kitchen or The Lazy Genius Way!* * Download a transcript of this episode.**
We are entering summer, at least in the northern hemisphere, and it might be worth thinking about the sun and your face. This episode is part skincare, part makeup, part pep talk.
Helpful Companion Links EltaMD Facial Sunscreen (Amazon) * Black Girl Sunscreen(Ulta) * Unseen Sunscreen by Supergoop(Ulta) * Watermelon Glow Ultra Fine Mist(Sephora) * May Lindstrom’s Blue Cocoon * Farmacy’s Daily Greens moisturizer(Amazon) * Sign up for the Latest Lazy Listens email. * Grab a copy of my book The Lazy Genius Kitchen or The Lazy Genius Way!* * Download a transcript of this episode.**
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Once May hits, it already feels like August is right around the corner. Time is weird, right? Everyone likely feels the urgency of the season in different ways. Instead of drowning in the overwhelm of this giant, approaching season, let’s make it smaller by asking a handful of questions where just one could adjust your thinking in a helpful way.
Helpful Companion Links The Summer Docket is available again! It’s like The Holiday Docket, but for summer! It’s The Lazy Genius Guide to Making Summer Fun. Check it out here. * Complete our survey, help us guide the content of the show in the future, and maybe win a gift card! * Sign up for the Latest Lazy Listens email. * Grab a copy of my book The Lazy Genius Kitchen or The Lazy Genius Way!* * Download a transcript of this episode.**
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This week marks the one year anniversary of the release of my second book, The Lazy Genius Kitchen, and today I want to celebrate that by sharing my favorite chapter with you. It’s the beginning of the whole kit and caboodle which is why I love it. It sets the stage for what matters about your kitchen and why not naming that causes problems.
Helpful Companion Links The Lazy Genius Kitchen // Buy on: Amazon // IndieBound * The Lazy Genius Kitchen Video Series on YouTube * Sarah Horgan’s Instagram * Download a transcript of this episode.*
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Today is a very special bonus episode where I get to talk to one of my favorite bands in the whole world, Joseph. They have a new album releasing tomorrow, April 28, called The Sun. It is an album full of honesty, compassion, joy, and it also just sounds rad.
Today, I talk with the sisters about what it’s like being sisters who also make music together, what you can do to help develop healthy relationships among your kids, especially twins, and how they process singing their personal stories so vulnerably from stage.
Helpful Companion Links Visit The Band Joseph’s website * The Band Joseph Instagram * Their Tiny Desk Concert on npr * "Without You" video*
This special episode is presented by KFC and Acast Creative. KFC chicken nuggets have made their debut and they truly are the perfect chicken nugget. Each one is hand-breaded with KFC’s Original Recipe and absolutely packed with flavor. So basically what I’m saying is...KFC took all the magic that is a bucket of chicken and packed it into one small but equally amazing chicken nugget.
And since KFC chicken nuggets are something that saves dinner for my family, I thought I’d share more examples of that in today’s episode.
Helpful Companion Links KFC Chicken Nuggets * Merlin App * Olive & June press-on nails (Use code KendraA20 for 20% off!) * The Essential Calendar (Use code LAZYGENIUS for 10% off!) * Poor Bishop Hooper * Instagram post of Annie jumping off a curb * Sparkle Sounds playlist * Download a transcript of this episode.*
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One of the most beautiful things about being a Lazy Genius is that you can Lazy Genius literally anything. Some of those solutions are linear, but frustratingly, a lot of them are not. There isn’t always a straight line from a problem to a solution. Or is there? Today’s episode is as close as we’re going to get, and we’re going to get really really close.
Helpful Companion Links The Instagram video of pivoting from my car * Sign up for the Latest Lazy Listens email. * Grab a copy of my book The Lazy Genius Kitchen or The Lazy Genius Way!* * Download a transcript of this episode.**
Let's continue the conversation with friendship expert, Laura Tremaine! In this episode, she shares the rest of her list of 10 ways to start small in friendship, and there are so many things I wrote down like I was highlighting the conversation. You will get so much encouragement out of this episode that I think will translate to your actual life. And lucky for you, her book, The Life Council, does that in spades.
Helpful Companion Links Get Laura’s book The Life Council * Find Laura on Instagram * Listen to part one of this conversation here * David Gate's Instagram account * meetup.com * Love Languages* by Gary Chapman
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Friendship is one of the most highly requested topics, and for good reason. No one can survive without a friend. For the next two weeks, I have my favorite friendship expert Laura Tremaine joining us to talk about how we can see our friendships in a whole new way. Less pressure, more permission, and a lot more connection.
Helpful Companion Links Get Laura’s new book The Life Council(out April 4) * Find Laura online or on Instagram * Popcast Out of Context on Instagram*
Why “more helpful”? Because I think that most spring cleaning information I run across is not helpful, at least not how I need it to be. So today, we’re going to do what we often do: we’re going to tackle both perspective and practicality.
Helpful Companion Links How to Keep House While Drowning by KC Davis (I say KC Price in the episode, but it’s KC Davis!) * Episode #298: How to Keep Up with Household Habits * Two Nights in Lisbon by Chris Pavone * Sign up for the Latest Lazy Listens email. * Grab a copy of my book The Lazy Genius Kitchen or The Lazy Genius Way!* * Download a transcript of this episode.**
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Is there a way to compassionately experience stressful situations? There actually is, and author and licensed trauma therapist, Aundi Kolber, is on the show today to talk about how.
Learn about the flow of strength (a mind-blowing concept), the difference between triggers and glimmers, and how honoring your body's pace is just as important as the healing itself. Aundi's first time with us was one of the most downloaded episodes in the history of the show, so I can't wait for you to hear from her again.
Helpful Companion Links Strong Like Water by Aundi Kolber * Find Aundi online and on Instagram * Listen to Aundi’s first time on the show here* * No transcript for this episode as its a conversation. Thanks for understanding!
Being a person is tough. We all know this. Part of what I love about this job is offering encouragement and tools, not just to take the edge off, but to enjoy being a person and living your life in a way that’s meaningful and matters to you. So let’s talk about what we need to have more fun.Helpful Companion Links The Power of Fun by Catherine Price * Joyfulby Ingrid Fetell Lee * The Art of Gatheringby Priya Parker * The Life Council by Laura Tremaine (out April 4) * Episode 256 - How to Make Time for Fun * Episode 196 - How to Lazy Genius Adult Screen Time * Sign up for the Latest Lazy Listens email. * Grab a copy of my book The Lazy Genius Kitchen or The Lazy Genius Way!* * Download a transcript of this episode.**
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Ali Slagle is a food writer for The New York Times, the author of one of my favorite cookbooks, and an all-around delight. She’s here today to put some words to the never-ending chore of dinner and give us a fresh perspective on how to find and use low-effort, high-reward recipes.
Helpful Companion Links I Dream of Dinner (so you don’t have to) by Ali Slagle * The New York Times food Instagram where Ali often posts recipes and videos * The gnocchi that’s like a gummy bear you can eat for dinner * Sign up for the Latest Lazy Listens email.** * Grab a copy of my book The Lazy Genius Kitchen or The Lazy Genius Way***! * No transcript for this episode since it’s a conversation. Thanks for understanding.
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Let’s take a minute to validate the complexity that is caregiving. It’s loving and fulfilling and something we’re probably honored to do. Most often, we’re caring for people we deeply love, who are desperately important to us, and when pressed, we’d likely say it’s an honor and privilege to care for that person or people.
But caregiving is also constant and often draining. It takes so much energy to be on for people pretty much all the time, especially when we’re tending to their needs more than our own.
Helpful Companion Links Episode #258 - The 7 Kinds of Rest and How to Know Which One You Need * Sign up for the Latest Lazy Listens email. * Grab a copy of my book The Lazy Genius Kitchen or The Lazy Genius Way!* * Download a transcript of this episode.**
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I get asked often where someone should start with the podcast since there are over 300 episodes now, and I always point them to that episode 200. But we have made some really great episodes in the last 100 episodes, so this is part two of that.
Helpful Companion Links Episode #200: The Lazy Genius Starter Kit * Episode #238 - How to Get Stuff Done When You Don’t Feel Like It * Episode #257 - The Lazy Genius Guide to Work Life Balance * Episode #279 - How to Fix Dinner When You’re Never Home * Episode #209 - How to Keep Your Surfaces Clear * Episode #246 - 5 Essential Mindsets for Time Management * Episode #259 - 5 Steps to Lazy Genius Anything * Episode #235 - When You Disagree on What Matters * Episode #230 - How to Feel Like a Person with Aundi Kolber * Episode #280 - How to Find Your Personal Style * Episode #258 - The 7 Kinds of Rest and How to Know Which One You Need * Sign up for the Latest Lazy Listens email. * Grab a copy of my book The Lazy Genius Kitchen or The Lazy Genius Way!* * Download a transcript of this episode.**
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Editor’s Note: This episode was slated to be a bonus episode, but then Team LG was struck with the stomach bug. Thanks for your understanding of this editorial change.
We are about to enter March Madness, and I know a lot of you want to sort of be involved and understand what actually happens in basketball. I did an episode like this for football a couple of years ago, and it was so fun for me because I love teaching about sports but also really helpful to y’all. So many people who had dads as coaches or who were cheerleaders in high school said that it was the most helpful explanation of football they’d ever heard. I hope the same thing happens here today with basketball.
Helpful Companion Links The Lazy Genius Guide to Football * Download a transcript of this episode.*
This episode isn’t about how to kindly change your body. It’s about kindly navigating the fact that your body is changing. Those are two very different things. Our bodies are present with us at all times, and yet we often have such strange, sometimes even contentious, relationships with them. I want to relax that tension today in how we talk about changing bodies because my guess is you’re already hard enough on yourself about it.
Helpful Companion Links Body episodes: #46 - The Lazy Genius Loses Weight, #217 - Let’s Talk About Your Body Part One, and #218 - Let’s Talk About Your Body Part Two * Sign up for the Latest Lazy Listens email. * Episode #259: 5 Steps to Lazy Genius Anything * Grab a copy of my book The Lazy Genius Kitchen or The Lazy Genius Way!* * Download a transcript of this episode.**
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Are you feeling “rut energy” around the table? Maybe you’re already tired of soup. Maybe you had January goals to cook more at home or try new things, and you haven’t experienced that the way you hoped. Maybe you’re having to tighten your budget after the holidays and don’t have as much to spend on groceries, not to mention that the price of them is going up.
I would like us to put a positive spin on this ordinary, “rut energy” season, and I think one of the ways you can do that is through meal prep.
Helpful Companion Links Bizarro Meal Prep blog post from last decade * Sign up for the Latest Lazy Listens email. * Grab a copy of my book The Lazy Genius Kitchen or The Lazy Genius Way!* * Download a transcript of this episode.**
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We do these episodes about once a quarter for two reasons. One, it’s a wonderful practice that I want to remind you of as often as possible. And two, because our seasons of life change, so do the things that save them.
It’s really important to me that we pay attention to seasonal practices so that we get off that train of a linear life that goes from start to finish. That’s not how life works, so let’s remember what is working for us, bringing us joy, and saving our lives right now.
Helpful Companion Links Other episodes like this one: #251 - What’s Saving My Life Right Now, #286 - What’s Saving My Life, #236 - 10 Things Saving My Life Right Now, #275 - What’s Saving My Life Right Now * North Carolina candle by Homesick * Sunshine Curry video on Instagram * The Next Right Thing Podcast * Necklace separator * Get the Latest Lazy Letter to see my book reviews every month. * Sign up for the Latest Lazy Listens email. * Grab a copy of my book The Lazy Genius Kitchen or The Lazy Genius Way!* * Download a transcript of this episode.**
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It’s easy to feel behind in our homes, like everything is at best a sneeze from falling apart. So today, we’re going to talk about how to choose the household habits that matter to you and how you might keep up with actually doing them.
Helpful Companion Links Recent episodes on habits: #297 - 5 Steps for More Ease at Work and #296 - How to Lazy Genius Your Habits * Seasonal Home Maintenance Checklist from Better Homes & Gardens * Episode #263 - How to Still Have a Weekend * Episode #238 - How to Get Stuff Done When You Don’t Feel Like It * Sign up for the Latest Lazy Listens email. * Grab a copy of my book The Lazy Genius Kitchen or The Lazy Genius Way!* * Download a transcript of this episode.**
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Kendra is joined by her little sister Hannah to answer your questions, many of which are about how to foster connected relationships between siblings. The sisters also talk about their current favorite things, including a Kindle accessory that could revolutionize the world.
Helpful Companion Links Billy Summersby Stephen King * The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman * Solace House by Joy Ellis (narrated by Richard Armitage) * Hannah’s Stanley Cup * Kindle Holder * Kindle Remote * Tiny Target Lamp* * No transcript for this episode since this is a casual conversation. Thanks for understanding!
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I believe that people can feel more at ease at work no matter what work it is you do. In part one, we’re going to walk through how to do that, and in part two, we’ll apply those principles to a real life example to show you how the steps can work. So let’s jump in!
Helpful Companion Links Episode #296: How to Lazy Genius Your Habits * Episode #177: The Lazy Genius Plans a Day * Sign up for the Latest Lazy Listens email. * Grab a copy of my book The Lazy Genius Kitchen or The Lazy Genius Way!* * Download a transcript of this episode.**
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It is January, and we have that fresh start energy, right? Today, we won’t deep dive on habits because this is a podcast episode, but maybe you don’t need a deep dive. You just need a reminder or two as you move into the new year. Let’s gain some perspective on habits as we begin or end them.
Helpful Companion Links Episode 295: How to Start Fresh Without Starting Over * Atomic Habits by James Clear * Bonus Episode: How I Read 120 Books This Year (2022) * Get The Lazy Genius Wayor The Lazy Genius Kitchenwherever books are sold! * Download a transcript of this episode.*
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It’s January, it’s the beginning of a new year, and our options used to be either lazy or genius. We’ve been trying to be geniuses about the start of a new year for too long, but the alternative is not ignoring it or dismissing it or saying that the new year doesn’t matter. There can be something really special about coming out of a busy holiday season, getting a new planner, and starting fresh. But starting fresh does not mean you have to start over, so today we’re going to talk about the Lazy Genius way to approach a new year.
Helpful Companion Links Join me on Instagram @thelazygenius to see my little chart that aligns with this episode. * The Next Right Thing Guided Journal by Emily P. Freeman * Grab a copy of my book The Lazy Genius Kitchen or The Lazy Genius Way!* * Download a transcript of this episode.**
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This is not an episode of bragging. This is not an episode to make you feel like you should figure out a way to read 120 books or 20 books or 200 books or whatever. It is about what can happen when you actively choose to be a genius about something that matters, like reading matters to me.
Helpful Companion Links Episode #227: How to Know What to Read Next with Anne Bogel * Anne’s podcast What Should I Read Next? I’m a guest on ep. 27 Books good enough to make you turn off the tv and ep. 245 Finding the right mix for your reading life. * Episode #228: 5 Ways to Organize Your Books * Episode #152: Reading in Odd Circumstances * Episode #213: Create a Summer Reading Club * Episode #23: The Lazy Genius Reads * How to Use Trello to Track Your Reading * See a list of my favorite reads here. * Get the Latest Lazy Letter * Grab a copy of my book The Lazy Genius Kitchen or The Lazy Genius Way!* * Download a transcript of this episode.**
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My birthday is December 27th, so tomorrow if you’re listening to this on the day it releases. I think that it is a very common problem for adults, maybe even especially for women, to know how to celebrate your own birthday. But y’all! It’s your birthday! It should be celebrated! So let’s talk about how.
Helpful Companion Links Jamie B. Golden’s Instagram post about birthdays * Grab a copy of my book The Lazy Genius Kitchen or The Lazy Genius Way!* * Download a transcript of this episode.**
We are entering the week before Christmas. I don’t want to take up too much of your enjoyment time with a podcast episode, but I do want to say a few words about something I think we so easily forget around the holidays. This week, I want to talk about how we think about time.
Helpful Companion Links Sherry Petersik from Young House Love * Joyful by Ingrid Fetell Lee * The Enneagram and Decision-Making with Suzanne Stabile // The Next Right Thing Podcast * Orientation to Time** // The Enneagram Journey * Grab a copy of my book The Lazy Genius Kitchen or The Lazy Genius Way*! * Download a transcript of this episode.**
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We have done so much work these last few weeks of figuring out how to manage our expectations and our holiday home and our time and our tasks and all the things. But we don’t want just to manage the holidays. We want to enjoy our life, and this time of year is one where you might actually have margin to do that. So that’s what this episode is. We’re going to move from management to enjoyment and do it the Lazy Genius way.
Helpful Companion Links Episode #288: How to Make the Rest of 2022 Easier * Episode #238: How to Get Stuff Done When You Don’t Feel Like It * Episode #135: Nailing Your Holiday Vibe * Bonus: How to Decorate for The Holidays with The Nester * Grab a copy of my book The Lazy Genius Kitchen(a gorgeous 4-color hardback book that would make a great gift!) or The Lazy Genius Way!* * Download a transcript of this episode.**
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Let’s walk through December almost like it’s a Candyland board, and plan for the potential challenges you’ll run into like a Lazy Genius.
Helpful Companion Links The 2022 Lazy Genius Gift Guide * How to Decorate for The Holidays with The Nester * #290: Managing Your Holiday Home * #234: Ten Rules for Gift Giving * #134: How to Be Happy With the Gifts You Give * #42: How to Host a Holiday Party * #130: The Lazy Genius Guide to Hosting Anything * #288: How to Make the Rest of 2022 Easier * #238: How to Get Stuff Done When You Don’t Feel Like It * #136: Ten Ideas for a Holiday Reset * #289: How to Lazy Genius Holiday Expectations * #40: The Lazy Genius Navigates Family Tension * #235: When You Disagree on What Matters * #132: Ten Steps to Creating Your Own Traditions * #79: The Lazy Genius Creates a Holiday Sabbath * #44: The Lazy Genius Guide to Holiday Baking * #129: How to Holiday Road Trip * #89: Reset the House Instead of Burning It Down * My books The Lazy Genius Kitchen and The Lazy Genius Way!* * Download a transcript of this episode.**
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There’s a decent chance that while you love the feeling of the holidays in your home, you’re also a little overwhelmed by it. There’s the regular upkeep of one’s home - the general cleaning and tidying, but there’s also a lot of extra stuff around the house this time of year. And because our tendency is to be fairly extreme in our response to challenges - either try hard or give up - we stay overwhelmed. Let’s create a small solution to the normal challenges of a holiday home so we can enjoy it while the holidays are here.
Helpful Companion Links
- Check out my books The Lazy Genius Kitchenand The Lazy Genius Way
- Download a transcript of this episode.
There’s a decent chance that while you love the feeling of the holidays in your home, you’re also a little overwhelmed by it. There’s the regular upkeep of one’s home - the general cleaning and tidying, but there’s also a lot of extra stuff around the house this time of year. And because our tendency is to be fairly extreme in our response to challenges - either try hard or give up - we stay overwhelmed. Let’s create a small solution to the normal challenges of a holiday home so we can enjoy it while the holidays are here.
Helpful Companion Links
- Check out my books The Lazy Genius Kitchenand The Lazy Genius Way
- Download a transcript of this episode.
There’s a decent chance that while you love the feeling of the holidays in your home, you’re also a little overwhelmed by it. There’s the regular upkeep of one’s home - the general cleaning and tidying, but there’s also a lot of extra stuff around the house this time of year. And because our tendency is to be fairly extreme in our response to challenges - either try hard or give up - we stay overwhelmed. Let’s create a small solution to the normal challenges of a holiday home so we can enjoy it while the holidays are here.
Helpful Companion Links
- Check out my books The Lazy Genius Kitchenand The Lazy Genius Way
- Download a transcript of this episode.
This Thursday is American Thanksgiving, and we’re coming up on a season of lots of holidays, and with those holidays come many many expectations. You have them, your kids have them, you parents have them, your boss has them, the Internet has them… it’s a whole vibe. So today we’re going to talk about how to be a Lazy Genius about the holiday expectations you will encounter from others and from within yourself.
Helpful Companion Links
- Episode #40: The Lazy Genius Navigates Family Tension
- Episode #224: When Things Don’t Go According to Plan
- Episode #87: The Lazy Genius Guide to Flexibility
- Episode #235: When You Disagree On What Matters
- Check out my books The Lazy Genius Kitchenand The Lazy Genius Way
- Download a transcript of this episode.
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We’re in the middle of November. American Thanksgiving is next week which means that Christmas is in five minutes, and it’s easy to feel like we’re losing our minds a little bit with all the things. Today, we’re going to make the rest of 2022 easier with five fairly simple steps that will give you really practical help in making the next six or seven weeks feel good and enjoyable rather than rushed and stressful.
Helpful Companion Links The 2022 Holiday Gift Guide * Episode #131: The Perfect Thanksgiving Turkey * Episode #206: The Lazy Genius Guide to Buying Great Gifts * Episode #287: How I’m Making Dinner Easier for the Rest of the Year * The Holiday Docket * Check out my books The Lazy Genius Kitchen(includes my turkey recipe and How to Host Thanksgiving like a Lazy Genius) and The Lazy Genius Way * *Download a transcript of this episode.
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Today, I’m so excited to welcome Myquillyn Smith, aka The Nester, to the show to talk to us about decorating our homes! She is so good at helping people have the greatest amount of style with the least amount of stuff based on what matters. This conversation is a fantastic reminder of how to see the next few weeks in such a way that your home feels cozy and wintery and you.
Helpful Companion Links Find Myquillyn on Instagram and online * Cozy Minimalist Home * Welcome Home * The Cozy Community (open just for Lazy Geniuses through Monday, November 14th!) * My Winter Sun playlist * Check out my books The Lazy Genius Kitchenand The Lazy Genius Way* * No transcript for this episode as it’s an interview, thanks for understanding. Love you, mean it.
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It’s early November, and we’re about to hit the gauntlet if we’re not already in it. Dinner is one of those things that just keeps happening no matter who you are and how you live, so today I’m going to share what I’m personally doing to make dinner easier from now until after the holidays are over, and hopefully it’ll give you some ideas on how to make yours easier, too.
Helpful Companion Links The Lazy Genius Kitchen * Episodes you may find helpful: #121 - How to Build a Fall Dinner Queue, #279 - How to Fix Dinner When You’re Never Home * Download a transcript of this episode.*
Today is one of my favorite episodes we do every quarter or so on what’s saving my life. Y’all like it too because it always has above average downloads. I think we’re always looking for language around what’s making life easier and better for other people so that we can experience that for ourselves. So I hope today’s list will do just that.
Helpful Companion Links The next edition of the Latest Lazy Letter hits inboxes on Wednesday. Get on the list here. * Episode #258: The Seven Kinds of Rest and How To Know Which One You Need * Massage tool * Throne of Glass series by Sarah J. Maas * Bonus episode of The Lazy Sisters where we talk about relationship rhythms * Download a transcript of this episode.*
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Being with and loving and helping guide kids is a privilege, a challenge, and can be exhausting. What works today won’t work tomorrow. What works for this kid won’t work for that kid. What works for you when you have energy doesn’t work for you when you don’t. Today I want to offer some words about that shift and then offer two simple “start small” steps to begin connecting more with your kids.
Helpful Companion Links 2022 Holiday Gift Guide * Download a transcript of this episode.*
Today, I'm joined by my sister, Hannah, to talk about how to get our relationship back on track. We're in a season of not talking or seeing each other as much as we used to, and we want that to change. So in this episode, we try and Lazy Genius our relationship in real-time. If you are out of rhythm in any of your relationships and wish you were more connected, this episode is for you.
Helpful Companion Links Babyliss Travel Flat Iron*(affiliate link)
Oh, man, have we been waiting a long time for this one! This is a highly requested topic, and I’m excited for us to walk through how to make email inboxes more manageable and less stressful.
Helpful Companion Links The Lazy Genius Kitchen (affiliate link) * Episode #91: The Lazy Genius Organizes Paper * The Holiday Docket * Santa’s Bag app(iOS) * Download a transcript of this episode.*
This is one of the best conversations I've ever had. Shannan Martin is the author of Start with Hello, a beautiful book about being a neighbor. She is a true Lazy Genius in this area and offers so many ways to start small in our relationships, for example with saying hello. This book transcends neighborhoods, lifestyles, and family structures. We also share places we've been awkward as neighbors and how one interaction, even if it's the last one, has a significant impact. You will eat this up, you guys. What a gift this conversation was to me and will be to you, too.
Helpful Companion Links Start with Hello by Shannan Martin (out October 11th!) * Shannan on Instagram * Shannan’s Pickle Recipe*
Feeding people at my house is one of my favorite things in the entire world, and I hope that my enthusiasm for it and the permission you’ll hear in this episode will help you be excited about it, too. But I also know that we all have a lot of speed bumps when it comes to hospitality and entertaining and having people over, so I want to speak to a few of those today and maybe sand them down a little bit so they’re less bumpy.
Helpful Companion Links Episode #278: How to Manage Your Time this Fall * Download a transcript of this episode.*
Today is a quick little bonus episode - How to Lazy Genius the Start of a New Month. We’re a whisper away from October, and anytime the calendar turns to a new month, we feel some things. There’s a sense of potential, maybe of dread, of wondering if we got everything done last month that we meant, of making sure we’re not forgetting anything that’s coming up so we can prepare for it.
That’s great, but let’s make sure we’re approaching it like Lazy Geniuses.
Helpful Companion Links Episode #258: The Seven Kinds of Rest and How to Know Which One You Need * Episode #255: How to Name What Matters * Download a transcript of this episode.*
Today is a quick little bonus episode - How to Lazy Genius the Start of a New Month. We’re a whisper away from October, and anytime the calendar turns to a new month, we feel some things. There’s a sense of potential, maybe of dread, of wondering if we got everything done last month that we meant, of making sure we’re not forgetting anything that’s coming up so we can prepare for it.
That’s great, but let’s make sure we’re approaching it like Lazy Geniuses.
Helpful Companion Links Episode #258: The Seven Kinds of Rest and How to Know Which One You Need * Episode #255: How to Name What Matters * Download a transcript of this episode.*
Last week, we had a longer-than-usual episode about how to find your personal style. So much of it is about how you want to feel, but there are also some great reminders and practical tips to help you get there. So if you not yet listened to that episode, I would encourage you to do so and then come back and listen to this one.
But you do you. Be a rogue listener with my greatest compliments.
Helpful Companion Links In this episode, I mention ABLE’s try before you buy program. That was discontinued before this episode aired. Check out their Size Swap and Lifetime Guarantee instead. * Episode #280: How to Find Your Personal Style * Episode #267: Find Your Summer Reading Rhythm * The Lazy Genius Way(affiliate link) * My Favorite ABLE Items(use code LAZYGENIUS15 for 15% off!) * Hang out on Instagram with me @thelazygenius * Download a transcript of this episode.*
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Last week, we had a longer-than-usual episode about how to find your personal style. So much of it is about how you want to feel, but there are also some great reminders and practical tips to help you get there. So if you not yet listened to that episode, I would encourage you to do so and then come back and listen to this one.
But you do you. Be a rogue listener with my greatest compliments.
Helpful Companion Links In this episode, I mention ABLE’s try before you buy program. That was discontinued before this episode aired. Check out their Size Swap and Lifetime Guarantee instead. * Episode #280: How to Find Your Personal Style * Episode #267: Find Your Summer Reading Rhythm * The Lazy Genius Way(affiliate link) * My Favorite ABLE Items(use code LAZYGENIUS15 for 15% off!) * Hang out on Instagram with me @thelazygenius * Download a transcript of this episode.*
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A couple of weeks ago, I put up a very unofficial poll on Instagram asking what clothing-related problem was your biggest challenge, and finding your own personal style won out. This might feel like a problem no one else has, but let me assure it is not. It is not a singular problem that you struggle with that most people already have figured out. In fact, I think that it’s bigger than even I realized, so that’s what we’re going to talk about today - how to find your personal style.
Helpful Companion Links Episode #217: Let’s Talk About Your Body, Part One * Episode #218: Let’s Talk About Your Body, Part Two * Erin Stoll of @stylethieffashion * My personal style Pinterest Board * Follow me on Instagram @thelazygeniusfor 30 Days of Closet Permission. * Download a transcript of this episode.*
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A couple of weeks ago, I put up a very unofficial poll on Instagram asking what clothing-related problem was your biggest challenge, and finding your own personal style won out. This might feel like a problem no one else has, but let me assure it is not. It is not a singular problem that you struggle with that most people already have figured out. In fact, I think that it’s bigger than even I realized, so that’s what we’re going to talk about today - how to find your personal style.
Helpful Companion Links Episode #217: Let’s Talk About Your Body, Part One * Episode #218: Let’s Talk About Your Body, Part Two * Erin Stoll of @stylethieffashion * My personal style Pinterest Board * Follow me on Instagram @thelazygeniusfor 30 Days of Closet Permission. * Download a transcript of this episode.*
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We have a lot of things we’re managing right now, and the one thing that never goes anywhere, no matter our season or stage of life, is food. We have to eat, you guys. So in light of all of the things that take up our time in the evenings this season, how do we cook dinner? How do we make sure everybody eats when we never seem to be home at actual dinner time or even at the same time? Let’s Lazy Genius it.
Helpful Companion Links The Holiday Docket: The Lazy Genius Guide to Celebrating Well * Last week’s episode on fall time - episode #278: How to Manage Your Time this Fall * Episode #121: How to Build a Fall Dinner Queue * Episode #276: How to Pack Lunch for Work * My pal Anna Sale’s podcast Death, Sex, and Money * Episode #225: The Shoe Episode * Download a transcript of this episode.*
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We have a lot of things we’re managing right now, and the one thing that never goes anywhere, no matter our season or stage of life, is food. We have to eat, you guys. So in light of all of the things that take up our time in the evenings this season, how do we cook dinner? How do we make sure everybody eats when we never seem to be home at actual dinner time or even at the same time? Let’s Lazy Genius it.
Helpful Companion Links The Holiday Docket: The Lazy Genius Guide to Celebrating Well * Last week’s episode on fall time - episode #278: How to Manage Your Time this Fall * Episode #121: How to Build a Fall Dinner Queue * Episode #276: How to Pack Lunch for Work * My pal Anna Sale’s podcast Death, Sex, and Money * Episode #225: The Shoe Episode * Download a transcript of this episode.*
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It’s Labor Day here in the US, and fall is decidedly about to start. We’re eager and excited, going up the hill of the first drop of the fall roller coaster and super pumped. But, once we crest that first peak, it’s over. All we’re doing is screaming and hoping we don’t die. So before we start screaming, let’s get some stuff in place so we can manage our time this season.
Helpful Companion Links The Lazy Genius Way(where the Lazy Genius principles live) and The Lazy Genius Kitchen * Mildliner highlighters * Get the Latest Lazy Letter * Download a transcript of this episode.*
Today, I want to give us a bigger picture of what we expect from our friendships, and then after the break, I’ll share a couple of friendship principles along with your ideas on how to connect more regularly.
Helpful Companion Links Episode 275: What’s Saving My Life * Laura Tremaine’s Instagram account * My friendship post on Instagram * Episode 276: How to Pack Lunch for Work * Download a transcript of this episode.*
I’m excited about this episode because when I went looking for grownup lunch help, I found very little that would work for a variety of people. Most solutions start from the wrong place, so today we’re going to Lazy Genius this. We’re going to go in the right order, which is a Lazy Genius principle, and we’re going to figure out how to pack lunch for work in a way that supports each person individually and what matters to them.
Helpful Companion Links Episode #238: How to Get Stuff Done When You Don’t Feel Like It * The Lazy Genius Kitchen * The Chickpea Bowl * Download a transcript of this episode.*
I love doing these episodes because they are a reminder for me as I create them and you as you listen to them that we can always pay attention to what’s saving our lives. What’s giving us joy and hope and rest and fun? It’s easy to survive every day or focus on what’s productive, but we also want to notice, maybe even way more so so, the things that make life really really good. So today, I’ll share mine.
Helpful Companion Links Previous What’s Saving My Life Right Now episodes: #251 (February 2022), #236 (November 2021), #203 (March 2021) * Stranger Things * The Trespasser by Tana French * Eufy Robot Vacuum * Sherry from Young House Love * Get the Latest Lazy Letter * Download a transcript of this episode.*
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Remember back in episode 200 where we did the Lazy Genius starter pack and listed 20 of the best episodes that will impact your life right away? This is that but for going back to school. If you don’t have kids or aren’t in education, you might not be super into this episode, but there might be a few helpful things in the realm of seasonal transitions so there you go. Let’s do this.
Helpful Companion Links Episode #200: The Lazy Genius Starter Kit * Episode #221: Get Your Back-to-School Life Together * Episode #168: How to Go Back to School * Episode #223: The Lazy Genius Gets Out the Door * Episode #225: The Shoe Episode * Episode #226: How Batching and Bags Can Get You Out the Door * Episode #123: The Lazy Genius After School Routine * Episode #246: 5 Essential Mindsets for Time Management * Episode #177: The Lazy Genius Plans a Day * Episode #124: The Lazy Genius Weekly Plan * Episode #173: What is Your List-Making Personality? * Episode #121: How to Build a Fall Dinner Queue * Episode #174: Try a Meal Formula this Fall * Episode #54: The Lazy Genius Makes Soup * The Lazy Genius Kitchen * Download a transcript of this episode.*
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The summer-to-fall transition can feel murky, especially if you have kids or work in education. There’s not a clean mark between the end of this and the start of that. Which means it feels like we’re neither beginning nor ending anything. We are not crossing finish lines or hearing starting guns. We’re just running around like headless chickens. Let’s talk about how to finish summer in this super short little summer episode.
Helpful Companion Links Emily P. Freeman on finishing regular * An Instagram recap on my brain dump method * The Next Right Thing Guided Journal (by our beloved EPF) * Download a transcript of this episode.*
It’s bonus episode day! Today, I’m chatting with routine expert Ashley Brown about transitioning your routines from one season to another. I love Ashley’s no-nonsense, yet kind approach to routines, and I hope you will, too!
Helpful Companion Links Find Ashley online at routineandthings.com and on Instagram @routineandthings*
I haven’t talked about opening and closing ceremonies (or what I now have shortened and broadened to seasonal ceremonies) in a while. Even though a lot of you are familiar with them, we haven’t done a full-on episode about them before if you can believe it! Plus, I love this idea of a new name that will broaden our definition a little.
Helpful Companion Links Episode #119: Plan Your Opening Ceremony * Episode #187: Rethinking Opening Ceremonies * Episode #159: The Magic of Closing Ceremonies * Download a transcript of this episode.*
Yeah, we need to fix dinner, as in make it. But also summer dinners feel a little broken, especially around July, so we’re going to fix them that way, too! I love a pun.
Helpful Companion Links Hang out with me on Instagram @thelazygenius * Bri McKoy’s Cooks Club * Episode #97: One Simple Step that Changes Meal Planning Forever * My Summer Meal Formula (from 2021) * Download a transcript of this episode*
Let’s do a quick little midsummer pep talk for the year of 2022 that just keeps outdoing its big brothers, 2020 and 2021. There are so many things that can impact our day, and right now, it feels like the intensity of the sensory input is extra sharp and edgy. Summer by itself often gives us reason to see things differently.
Helpful Companion Links Episode 219: A Midsummer Pep Talk * Episode 230: How to Feel like a Person with Aundi Kolber * Details about the Farmer’s Curb Market in Greensboro, where I will be on July 16 from 10-12! * Download a transcript of this episode.*
It’s summer, we’re traveling, and faraway places seem lovely. But so can home! Today, let’s Lazy Genius how to visit where you live like you’ve never been there before.
Helpful Companion Links Courtney Cleveland from All the Best Days // use code LAZY to get $10 off her travel guides * You can find her on Instagram @bestdaycourt * Here’s an episode from 2020 with Courtney where we talk about staycations * Episode #177: The Lazy Genius Plans a Day * Here’s my guide to Greensboro * Download a transcript of this episode.*
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Sometimes we need a break from things like homework and time management and how to get dinner on the table. And right now is a perfect time for a break. Enjoy this bonus Lazy Sisters episode featuring my sister Hannah. We talk about our Season Passes, the things that require no consideration — we automatically love them.
Helpful Companion Links My beloved Eufy robot vacuum cleaner * Silk pillowcase * People We Meet On Vacation, Beach Read, and Book Lovers * Vans Shoes * Supergoop * Sherry from Young House Love * Aerie Swimsuits*
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Last week, we talked about finding your own summer reading rhythm as a grownup, whether you’re home in the summer or just existing like the rest of the year, and today, I want to talk about some specifics for kids if you have those.
Helpful Companion Links Last week’s episode: Find Your Summer Reading Rhythm * Read Aloud Revival’s reluctant reader list * Book log coloring page from Everyday Reading * Here Wee Read themed book lists * Anne Bogel’s Kids’ Reading Journal (out Aug. 2!) * Currently Reading podcast * Download a transcript of this episode.*
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My goal is that you listen to these next twenty minutes or so and you leave with the following pieces of information: what matters most to you about your reading over the next two or three months, an idea of how to find things to read that make sense for you, and a simple - I mean, ridiculously simple - summer reading rhythm. This is not me telling you what I do, expecting you to take the same approach. Helpful Companion Links Anne Bogel’s podcast What Should I Read Next? * Episode 213: Create a Summer Reading Club * My two books The Lazy Genius Wayand The Lazy Genius Kitchen * Download a transcript of this episode.*
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First, there’s a different strategy when you’re visiting the pool once or twice versus going to the pool again and again. If you’re going as a guest, you pack your bag with towels and snacks and whatever you or your kids need for the day, you go, you have fun, and you come home. One-off experiences are generally a little more forgiving. It’s the repeated ones that can be a bit frustrating.
This episode is going to be focused on spending multiple days a week or basically spending the summer at the pool. There will be some great tips for people who only go once or twice or maybe go to the beach or just summer outings in general, but the focus here is going to the pool again and again.
Helpful Companion Links Episode 209: How to Keep Your Surfaces Clear * Episode 210: How to Lazy Genius Kids’ Screen Time * Episode 211: How to Plan a Summer Day * Episode 212: A Guide to Summer House Rules * Episode 213: Create a Summer Reading Club * My pool bag * Our pool towels * The Summer Docket * Download a transcript of this episode.*
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I am very excited about this episode, you guys. I think there are so many opportunities to just Lazy Genius the mess out of coming home from vacation, so we’re going to do what we often do which is have a nice little mix of practicality and permission.
Helpful Companion Links Check out The Lazy Genius Wayand The Lazy Genius Kitchen * Here’s where I break the principles down into three categories * The Summer Docket * Download a transcript of this episode*
Carrying a bag around is such a simple, daily thing but super important because most of us leave our homes fairly often and sometimes need different things based on where we’re going. So today, let’s Lazy Genius your bag and figure out how you can leave your home each day with the things you need.
Helpful Companion Links Check out all 13 principles in my first book, The Lazy Genius Way * Selum bag and Abera Commuter from ABLE (use code LAZYGENIUS15 for 15% off!) * The Summer Docket: The Lazy Genius Guide for Making Summer Fun * Download a transcript of this episode.*
We just launched The Lazy Genius Kitchen into the world, and it became a New York Times bestseller which is so much fun and I’m so grateful. I often get asked, especially by aspiring or professional authors “how do you get on The New York Times?” I get asked enough to spend a few minutes on it today for this little bonus episode.
Helpful Companion Links Check out my books The Lazy Genius Wayand The Lazy Genius Kitchen * Download a transcript of this episode.*
Weekends are supposed to be restful and rejuvenating and fun, and yet our weekends are filled with more obligations and responsibilities and activities and things that are not restful or rejuvenating or fun! So how do we be grownups with responsibilities and still have a weekend? Let’s talk about it.
Helpful Companion Links Check out my latest book The Lazy Genius Kitchen (a New York Times bestseller!) * The Clean Slate: The Lazy Genius Guide to Keeping Your Home * Episode 238: How to Get Stuff Done When You Don’t Feel Like It * Join the mailing list to get the next edition of the Latest Lazy Letter here * Download a transcript of this episode*
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The Magic Question is what can I do now to make something easier later? The smaller the something, the easier the solution. When you ask the magic question, you usually get a pretty quick win. When you get in the habit of asking that question and then noticing how even the simplest answers can positively impact your day and your time and your energy and your attitude, you want to keep asking! It’s a great question.
Helpful Companion Links Check out my two books: The Lazy Genius Way and The Lazy Genius Kitchen * Best of Both Worlds with Laura Vanderkam * Find me on Instagram @thelazygenius * Episode #258: The Seven Kinds of Rest and How to Know Which One You Need * Download a transcript of this episode*
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In my book that released last week, The Lazy Genius Kitchen, I shared something kind of revolutionary. A cooking formula that could change how you approach recipes forever. It’s called The Liquid Index, and it is your recipe decoder. It’s kind of a big deal, big enough that I want to spend an entire episode on it today.
Helpful Companion Links Buy The Lazy Genius Kitchen wherever books are sold! * Watch The Lazy Genius Kitchen mini-series here. Andy’s episode airs on Tuesday! * Instagram post about making two completely different meals with the same ingredients * Download a transcript of this episode*
Last week I shared part one of The Lazy Genius Kitchen where I teach the five steps, and today I want to apply those five steps to a few specific areas of the kitchen, just like I do in part two of the book! Now today, I’m not using any material from part two of the book; I’m not repeating what’s in there. What I am doing is taking specific problems that you all have and applying the five Lazy Genius steps to those problems to see if we can find some solutions.
Helpful Companion Links Listen to Episode #259: 5 Steps to Lazy Genius Anything * Get your copy of The Lazy Genius Kitchen (out this week!) * Watch The Lazy Genius Kitchen mini series * Download a transcript of this episode.*
Today, we are just about one week out from the release of my second book, The Lazy Genius Kitchen, and in that book, I share five steps to Lazy Genius anything in your kitchen, but those five steps can work for anything in your life.
Helpful Companion Links You can still preorder The Lazy Genius Kitchen and get a free recipe ebook when you let us know! Order it here then let us know about it here. * Catch the latest episode of The Lazy Genius Kitchen video series here.New episodes air every Tuesday at 2 pm ET. * Download a transcript of this episode.*
Zibby Owens joins me for this bonus episode where we talk about what can be helpful and enhance our lives as moms who read. Even if you’re not a mom, this episode has practical tips to make time for things that matter to you.
Helpful Companion Links Find Zibby online and on Instagram * And check out her podcasts* (that share a network with me! We love Acast!)
Rest itself is such a needed thing for all of us. After all, a Lazy Genius principle is to schedule rest, mostly because we just let it happen and it never does. But I have also been paying a lot of attention to the different kinds of rest and why certain kinds don’t always land for us. Or why we take the time to rest but still feel unfilled after. A conversation around the nuance of rest is desperately needed, especially when a lot of us are working with less margin than we ever have before. So let’s dive in.
Helpful Companion Links This episode covers principles from my first book, The Lazy Genius Way.* You can get a copy here. * The Popcast with Knox and Jamie * Episode 257: The Lazy Genius Guide to Work-Life Balance * Watch The Lazy Genius Kitchen Video Series here * Download a transcript of this episode
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There is not a magical formula that achieves the perfect balance between life and work. There’s just not. You’re not missing something. You’re not the lone person trying to solve problems that everyone else has figured out. There’s so much to do, so much to manage, and you also want to rest and hang out with friends and do hobbies and have fun! So today I want to share some thoughts about how to live when you work all the time.
Helpful Companion Links This episode covers principles from my first book, The Lazy Genius Way. You can get a copy here. * The Lazy Genius Kitchen comes out May 3. Preorder today and get a fun companion recipe ebook as a bonus. *Details here. * Listen to the whole playlist of specific episodes mentioned here on Spotify. * Download a transcript of this episode.
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We are very good at talking about productive things, domestic things, hard being-a-person things, but we don’t often talk about specifically fun things. The busier we are, the more humans we interact with and care for, the more we don’t deal with the mounting pressure of what it means to be a person in this world right now, we don’t leave a lot of room for fun. And I want us to actually systemize it today. I want us to Lazy Genius fun and for you to figure out how to add more fun to your life on purpose.
Helpful Companion Links Details about our upcoming Pub Crawl events in Chicago, DC and Greensboro.* * Bonus episode with my sister Hannah * Emily P. Freeman on Instagram * Get to Work Book by Elise Blaha Cripe * Download a transcript of this episode.**
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This episode is one of those rare ones that I’m like - wait, did we not do that yet? It’s so desperately essential to living like a Lazy Genius, and I’ve never actually done an episode or spent a length of time talking about how to do this, how to name what matters. Because y’all ask often how to do this. It feels like everything could matter, and it’s hard to have a rhythm for figuring it out in your own life. So that’s what we’re going to do today!
Helpful Companion Links The Lazy Genius Kitchen is almost here! And we’re hosting a Pub(lication) Crawl to celebrate. Get more details about our events in Chicago, DC, and Greensboro here. * We talk about principles a lot in this episode. You can read all about them in The Lazy Genius Way.* * Download a transcript of this episode.**
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I don’t have a lot of time, you probably don’t either, and even if you do, most of us don’t necessarily want to spend all of it doing chores. Some chores you might like, some are therapeutic and calming and give you a sense of accomplishment and purpose, and that’s fantastic. But I think it’s always good to evaluate what we’re doing every day, what we’re not doing every day, and what matters most.
Helpful Companion Links Explore all 13 Lazy Genius principles in my first book The Lazy Genius Way. * Episode #225: The Shoe Episode * Episode #91: The Lazy Genius Organizes Paper * Preorder my newest book The Lazy Genius Kitchen(out May 3!) and get a ticket to the first Pub Crawl event by *letting us know you preordered here. * Download a transcript of this episode.
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A note from Kendra: In this conversation, Kate and I exchange a joke about going to prison for someone we love, and I have since been shown the harm that reaction causes people in communities affected by disproportionate and unfair policing. For that, I am genuinely sorry. Thank you for graciously leaving space for all of us to continue to learn and do better in our work of allyship.
Kate Bowler is here! If you’ve been around here for a while, you know we don’t have many guest interviews as regular episodes on this show. But today is a special day! Kate joins me to talk about ways to give yourself permission, life advice that we wish we could retire, and what she does when living in a hard season.
Helpful Companion Links Find Kate online and on Instagram * Check out her three books: Good Enough, No Cure for Being Human, and Everything Happens for a Reason*
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Surprise! We’re experimenting with where The Lazy Sisters Podcast lives. Today, you’re getting a bonus episode from Hannah and me. We’re sister speed dating, so you can get to know each of us a little better.
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We’re always on the hunt for new recipes, right? We want variety and beautiful meals, and we think that repetition is somehow a sign of laziness in the kitchen. It’s not. But that doesn’t mean there isn’t a place for new recipes. We all have different approaches to them, and today I’m going to share mine.
Helpful Companion Links Brainless Crowdpleasers 101 * Mad Hungry by Lucinda Scala Quinn * Hope’s Table by Hope Helmuth * Aarti Paarti by Aarti Sequiera * Made in India by Meera Sodha * Food sites I trust: Budget Bytes, Damn Delicious, and Our Savory Life * Some Pub(lication) Crawl tickets are still available! Check it out here. * Download a transcript of this episode.*
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This kind of episode is one of my favorites to put together. Barbara Brown Taylor coined the phrase “what’s saving my life right now,” and I love the idea of thinking beyond favorites and splurges to find what’s grounding us and making us feel like ourselves.
Stuff Mentioned Preorder The Lazy Genius Kitchen and get access to a fun Internet party on March 22! Details here. * Peter Thomas Roth Retinol Fusion PM Night Serum * Episode #196:How to Lazy Genius Adult Screen Time * Moleskine Pro Weekly Vertical Diary // Pilot G2 0.38 pens // Mildliner highlighters * Olive & June x The Lazy Genius// Lazy Genius Polish Quiz * You’re invited to The Lazy Genius Kitchen Pub(lication) Crawl * Get on the Lazy Genius VIP List to receive the next Latest Lazy Letter (out on Wednesday) * Download a transcript of this episode.*
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In this 250th episode, I’m going to tell you how I make this podcast. I asked y’all on Instagram what you wanted to know about the behind-the-scenes stuff of the Lazy Genius space, and a lot of it was podcast related. I’ll answer most of what you asked in today’s episode. Later in the spring, we’ll do a broader business episode in case that interests you, too.
Helpful Companion Links Preorder The Lazy Genius Kitchen (out May 3rd!) and claim preorder bonuses here! * Check out the three Lazy Genius shades of Olive & June nail polish (and take the new quiz!) * Get on the Latest Lazy Letter mailing list * Download a transcript of this episode.*
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You might have heard that all the copies of my next book, The Lazy Genius Kitchen, were on a boat that had a rough day and lost some of its cargo. Today I want to share the story of my drowning book but more importantly how Lazy Genius principles have saved us during such a strange, frustrating time.
Helpful Companion Links The first run of The Lazy Genius Kitchen may be underwater, but that means you have more time to preorder it! * Download a transcript of the episode.*
Airports and airplanes have a lot about them that’s the worst, but flying is also part of life for a lot of people so why not Lazy Genius it? I’m going to share my start to finish air travel process and how I apply Lazy Genius principles to it. Hopefully, you get some ideas on how to make air travel easier, too.
Helpful Companion Links Episode 248: The Lazy Genius Guide to Easier Travel * Owala water bottle (only use the Free Sip version on a plane, trust me) * Cord carrier * Vuori joggers * Download a transcript of this episode.*
This episode is heavy on the practicality, y’all. There are so many decisions we make when we travel, and I want to give you just a slew of ways you can apply one of the most popular of the 13 Lazy Genius principles - decide once - to your travel. I hope this is an episode that you’ll come back to before you take your next trip whether it’s a family vacation, a work trip, a surprise visit to see a relative, or wherever your life takes you.
Helpful Companion Links Check out all 13 Lazy Genius principles in The Lazy Genius Way,or, if you already have it, preorder The Lazy Genius Kitchen (out May 3!) * Episode 210: How to Lazy Genius Kids’ Screen Time * The Instagram post where my friend Elizabeth talks about monitoring * Episode 165: The Lazy Genius Packs for a Trip * The Instagram post about my monthly tear-off calendar * All the Best Days with Courtney Cleveland * The Traveling Child with Monet Hambrick * Local Passport Family with Preethi Harbuck * Download a transcript of this episode*
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It’s not spring, y’all, I know. Tomorrow is the first day of February and that is decidedly winter. However, the whole point of the Magic Question - what can I do now to make something easier later? Which is a Lazy Genius principle - is to think ahead just a little bit. We’re going to do that today with spring cleaning.
Helpful Companion Links Preorder The Lazy Genius Kitchenand get surprise preorder bonuses every month until release day! * Episode 240: How to Plan a Personal Retreat * Episode 195: Creating Your Own Holiday When There’s Nothing to Look Forward To * Episode 72: The Lazy Genius Hosts a Book Swap * Change Your Life Shawarma * Grab a copy of The Lazy Genius Way * The Clean Slate * Episode 196: How to Lazy Genius Adult Screen Time * Episode 208: Essentializing Your Phone Apps * Episode 210: How to Lazy Genius Your Kids’ Screen Time * Download a transcript of this episode.*
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We all have time, we all have expectations about how we want it emptied or filled, and we have a lot of hard, busy, stressful days that we need to manage so we don’t lose our minds. It’s a front-burner challenge pretty much all the time. Today I want to go a bit higher level and share some essential mindsets or mantras that will impact your time management no matter what your time looks like. I have said all of these in fits and starts in different places, but this is your episode to have all of your time management mindsets in one place.
Helpful Companion Links Episode: 177: The Lazy Genius Plans a Day * Episode 198: How to Lazy Genius Your To-Do List * Episode 238: How to Get Stuff Done When You Don’t Feel Like It * Episode 127: The Lazy Genius Chooses a Planner * Join me over on Instagram @thelazygenius for more Lazy Genius life * Laundry episodes: 21: The Lazy Genius Does Laundry and 113: The Lazy Genius Does Laundry Updated * Episodes 235: When You Disagree on What Matters * Download a transcript of this episode.*
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It’s funny - I talk about meal planning a lot here on the podcast, on Instagram, and in my upcoming book that I can’t wait for you to read, The Lazy Genius Kitchen. But I don’t know that I’ve ever shared how I personally meal plan! Seeing the nitty-gritty can be helpful in figuring out your own nitty-gritty, so that’s what I’m going to share today.
Helpful Companion Links Preorder The Lazy Genius Kitchen and claim your preorder bonuses here * Change Your Life Chicken(and here’s an episode all about it if you’re interested) * Brainless Crowdpleaser inspiration * Seasonal Dinner Queue inspiration: Winter, Summer and Fall * Follow me on Instagram @thelazygenius * Moleskin Pro 12 month weekly vertical planner * Episode #177: The Lazy Genius Plans a Day * Fearless Chicken Tikka Masala * Change Your Life Shwarma * Fake Fancy Dinner: Asian Lettuce Wraps * Download a transcript of this episode.*
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In this bonus episode, Hillary talks about why our bodies aren’t what we look like, how to engage with our bodies in healing ways, and what it means to exist with pain and tension and let it make us more of who we are. Also, her voice is like honey butter. She is just the best.
Helpful Companion Links The Wisdom of Your Body by Hillary McBride * Find Hillary online and on Instagram * Episode 157: What Does It Mean to Take Care of Yourself? * Episode 217: Let’s Talk About Your Body, Part One * Episode 218: Let’s Talk About Your Body, Part Two * Episode 230: How to Feel Like a Person with Aundi Kolber*
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In my book The Lazy Genius Way, I share 13 principles you can use to Lazy Genius any situation in your life. Sometimes you might need one principle, sometimes a few together, and sometimes you don’t know which to choose. When you’re faced with some sort of challenge whether it’s a system in your home, a relationship hangup, a time management problem, whatever it might be, even with 13 principles to choose from, sometimes that still seems like a lot. Hopefully, this episode will give you a tangible framework for how to choose the right Lazy Genius principle for you.
Helpful Companion Links Grab a copy of The Lazy Genius Way(or preorder The Lazy Genius Kitchen — out March 22!) * Principle Categories Instagram post * Download a transcript of this episode.*
Lazy Genius of the Week: Paula Kay Myers
Love the soup podcast and need to share with you my LG gift idea. My 80-year-old dad and stepmom, like most 80-year-olds, don’t need or want anything. They actually act bratty when receiving a gift. But 2 years ago I had a brainstorm! I wrapped a case of 12 quart mason jars in Christmas paper and when they opened it I told them it was a soup of the month club. Perfect gift - consumable, practical, and something to look forward to. And I always delivered it with fresh bread. It also obligated me to a monthly visit with them. We were about 45 minutes apart at the time and they absolutely loved it. And began asking me in March when they had the option to renew. My husband and I have since moved 12 hours away so this year when I was visiting after Thanksgiving, I filled their deep freezer with bags of soup and wrapped up 2 cute soup bowls. Best gift I’ve ever given.
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It’s the first Monday in January which always has some fun energy to it. Fun? Is fun the right word? It has an energy to it. The level of fun depends on your personality and circumstances I suppose. So as we move into this new calendar year, I want us to do it like Lazy Geniuses.
Helpful Companion Links 30 Lazy Genius Questions for the Start of a New Year * The Next Right Thing Guided Journal by Emily P. Freeman (affiliate link) * Episode #191: Naming What Matters in 2021 * Episode #139: How to Plan Your Time This Winter * Episode #90: Set the Right Goals Without Fizzling Out * Episode #43: The Lazy Genius and Self Care * Join the mailing list to get the Latest Lazy Letter (next one goes out Wednesday!) * Download a transcript of this episode*
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You guys, it’s the last episode of 2021, and it’s also my birthday today. And not just any birthday; today I turn 40! In early January, in episode 193, I shared seven things I wanted to do this year, in my 40th year, and today I’m going to share an update.
Helpful Companion Links Episode #193: What I Want to Do in My 40th Year * The Popcast with Knox and Jamie * Erin Moon * Osheta Moore’s book* Dear White Peacemakers * Download a transcript of this episode.**
A few weeks ago, I posted on Instagram asking for your holiday horror stories. You know, that time you tried to be either super lazy or super genius during the holidays. Here’s a collection of stories for solidarity and encouragement right before the holidays.Oh, and for me, it was the time I had a few friends over for a holiday party, and I thought one was supposed to make a cheese tray for this kind of party. So I placed Saltines and folded pieces of actual American cheese on a platter and thought I was Martha Stewart. You guys. YOU GUYS.Helpful Companion Links - Missing out on the Instagram party? Follow along @thelazygenius.
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I always find that this week of Christmas I don’t need more information; I just need encouragement to be a person and exist in the information I already have. So this is just a quick word from me to you.Helpful Companion Links - Episode #197: How to Navigate a Faith Crisis - And here’s how to find Erin Moon online and on Instagram - Episode #87: The Lazy Genius Guide to Flexibility - Episode #224: When Things Don’t Go According to Plan - Magical post on Instagram - Episode #132: Ten Steps to Creating Your Own Traditions - Download a transcript of this episode.
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When I sent out December’s Latest Lazy Letter, I mentioned taking a personal retreat day the week between Christmas and the New Year, and a woman named Rebecca wrote back asking me to explain it. Like, what do you do? How do you plan it? Where do you go? And I realized that I had never really talked about this before. So let’s talk about how to plan a personal retreat.
Stuff Mentioned
- Check out The Lazy Genius Way (commissionable link) for a whole chapter on scheduling rest.
- Episode #177: The Lazy Genius Plans a Day
- Project Hail Maryby Andy Weir
- The Lazy Genius Collective Facebook Group
- Join the mailing list and get in on the Latest Lazy Letter action!
- Download a transcript of this episode.
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It’s winter, and most people have big soup energy this time of year. I have such energy. I love a good soup. I wish my kids liked soup more than they do, but they don’t hate it as a concept. We’re working on it. But today I want to share five lessons learned from soup.
Stuff Mentioned
- Claim The Lazy Genius Kitchenpreorder bonuses atthelazygeniuskitchen.com!
- Haven’t read The Lazy Genius Way? Grab it here or check with your library about getting a copy.
- Bri McKoy is a cooking teacher I trust with my whole being. She’s offering The Everyday Kitchen Masterclass right now. It starts on January 10th, 2022!
- Bri’s soup recipes: Pizza Soup, Chicken Zoodle Soup, Homemade Cream of Mushroom Soup, Chicken Taco Soup
- Episode 54: The Lazy Genius Makes Soup
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The number of times I have to do stuff I don’t want to do is a very high number, and it’s part of life. I think it’s important to name what we can be a genius about and what we can be lazy about, but there are things we have to do that we don’t love doing. So how do we do that while still being Lazy Geniuses? That’s what this episode is all about, and we’re going to make it as linear as possible.
Helpful Companion Links
- Read all about the 13 principles in The Lazy Genius Way (affiliate link).
- Episode #91 - The Lazy Genius Organizes Paper
- Sign up for my monthly newsletter, the Latest Lazy Letter(the next one comes out Wednesday!)
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Lazy Genius of the Week
Angela Kidde Taylor, who shared this tip in the Lazy Genius Facebook group:
After a taco night, I dump all the bits and pieces of leftovers into a taco soup bag for the freezer. When I’m ready for soup, I empty the contents of the bag as a starter. It saves time and the leftovers aren’t wasted.
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We’re doing something a little different around here today with a bonus episode! We might start playing around with some of these that are deeply specific in the future, or it might be just this one. But I have had enough of you ask me to explain football so I present to you The Lazy Genius Guide to Understanding Football.
Helpful Companion Links
- Download a transcript of this episode.
It’s easy to feel like this particular week is pretty condensed. It’s hard, for me at least, to let Thanksgiving just be Thanksgiving. So I want to take a few minutes to center us this week before everything ramps up, whatever that looks like for you and your family.
Helpful Companion Links
- Claim your November preorder bonus for The Lazy Genius Kitchen here
- Practical past Thanksgiving episodes:#133 - 10 Helpful Thanksgiving Strategies, #130 - The Lazy Genius Guide to Hosting Anything, #131 - The Perfect Thanksgiving Turkey
- Mindset and gratitude episodes: #38 - The Lazy Genius Practices Thankfulness, #182 - Loving People You Disagree With
- Grateful: The Subversive Practice of Giving Thanks by Diana Butler Bass
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Lots of people on the Internet love to share what’s saving their life, so do I, and so do you! Talking about some favorite things definitely has an ease that disagreeing with a partner doesn’t. Plus, y’all really love these episodes, so here’s one for the fall. I have ten things, some products, a hobby, a yogurt I can’t get enough of… all kinds of things. Let’s jump in.
Stuff Mentioned
- Tell us how we’re doing at The Lazy Genius Collective via the 2021 Lazy Genius Survey. Submissions close Wednesday, November 17.
- Baggy, art-teacher-looking cotton linen overalls
- Kenra Clarifying Shampoo
- My IG post about actually being good at traveling despite saying I’m not good at it
- Laura Tremaine (Share Your Stuff, I’ll Go First) and Andy Baxter (Penny and Sparrow)
- Stephen King’s Different Seasons
- Elise Blaha Cripe on Instagram (@elisejoy)
- Owala water bottle (and here’s where you can find the charming and fun Courtney Cleveland)
- Episode #145: How to Hire a Housecleaner
- The Lazy Genius Kitchen releases March 22, 2022 (but you can preorder it and get bonuses now!)
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This episode is dedicated to the hundreds of you who have asked me over the years how you handle disagreeing about what matters with someone you love. In this Lazy Genius way of living, we seek to support what matters most, and those things are different for everyone, right? So today, I’m going to share three simple questions to ask when you disagree on what matters.
Helpful Companion Links
- A previous episode that might be helpful: #40 The Lazy Genius Navigates Family Tension
- Find all 13 Lazy Genius principles in The Lazy Genius Way available wherever books are sold
- Claim your November preorder bonuses for The Lazy Genius Kitchen! Preorder the book, then let us know about it here.
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You might be done with your holiday shopping already or maybe you haven’t started. Either way, these rules can still add some lightness and help to the next couple of months.
Helpful Companion Links
- Looking for gift inspiration? Check out Team LG’s Holiday Gift Guide for 2021!
- The Lazy Sisters, my secret podcast with my sister Hannah on Patreon
- Joyful by Ingrid Fetell Lee
- The best deals of the year are going on now at Boll & Branch! From November 1-11, use promo code LAZY at bollandbranch.com.
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When it comes to this episode, I will not speak any of these words as some kind of social or racial justice expert. But I’m learning and want to keep learning, and based on the communication I’ve gotten from so many of you in recent months, you feel the same way. So today, I want to share with you three small things that have made a big difference in my own process that I’m asking you to do over the next few weeks.
Helpful Companion Links
- The White-Savior Industrial Complex by Teju Cole for The Atlantic
- I’ll share some of my favorite follows on Instagram this week @thelazygenius
- Dear White Peacemakers by Osheta Moore (follow her on Insta @oshetamoore)
- 30 Days to Being Actively Anti-Racist on Social Media by Deidra Riggs (follow her on Insta @deidrariggs)
- Share your experience with me whenever you’d like by emailing hello@thelazygeniuscollective.com.
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This is a special, unique little episode because I am not alone. My sister, Hannah, recorded this little bonus episode with me to give some fun and levity but also permission to be who you are in a room even when you don’t know what everyone is talking about.
Helpful Companion Links
- Get a new episode of The Lazy Sisters every month on Patreon.
When the first positive test came back for Covid in my family, I started writing things down. Especially the big things I learned. Even if you’re not in this situation, hearing what people learned from challenging situations is always helpful to me. You can find encouragement or comfort or ideas from someone else’s experience, even if your experience is centered around something completely different. So even if you’re not dealing with Covid, I hope you still find value in this episode.
Helpful Companion Links
- Grab The Lazy Genius Way (affiliate link) where I share the 13 Lazy Genius principles that help me in everyday life, including during quarantine.
- Download a simple Quarantine Tracker to keep up with symptoms, test results and more.
- Here’s our Quarantine Kit, aka the items that got us through two weeks at home.
- Other shows mentioned in this episode: Pantsuit Politics and last week’s episode #230: How to Be a Person
- Fun news alert: We have new gear! Check out the new Lazy Genius merch here.
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Today, I’m speaking with therapist and author Aundi Kolber. This conversation is a rich exploration of how to start small in finding a therapist, how to care for ourselves when we’re disappointed (like when we think a pandemic is going to be over and it does the opposite), and how the brain works under stress.
Helpful Companion Links
- Learn more about Aundi’s work on her website and follow her on Instagram @aundikolber
- Get her book Try Softer and grab the Try Softer Guided Journey (releases October 5th)
- If you want more resources from Aundi, check out her free companion video series for the Try Softer Guided Journey.
- To find a therapist, go to psychologytoday.com and use their filter system to name what matters most about your therapist or to emdria.org for therapists who specialize in EMDR. Aundi recommends choosing three therapists you're interested in and requesting a free 20-minute consultation to see if it's a good fit. Most therapists offer this. If finances are a hindrance, ask therapists if they have a sliding scale.
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There are only 95 days between today and December 31st, and those might be the fastest flying 95 days of the year in any year. Rather than find yourself in the middle of day 52 wondering how in the world you’re going to make it, today I want to help you think through this fall and holiday season like a Lazy Genius.
Helpful Companion Links
- Grab your copy of The Holiday Docket for $10 this week only!
- Learn more about the Lazy Genius principles in my book The Lazy Genius Way!
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We’re talking about five different personalities of book organization, so hopefully, you’ll see yourself in one of these. We all have different challenges when it comes to organizing our books, but there’s really no one-size-fits-all approach. Having a lot of books doesn’t make you a hoarder. Not having towers of bookshelves doesn’t make you less of a reader. So let’s Lazy Genius how to organize your books.
Helpful Companion Links
- Laura Vanderkam on making time to readand her appearance on What Should I Read Next (ep. 112)
- Older episodes about reading: ep. 23: The Lazy Genius Reads and ep. 152: Reading in Odd Circumstances
- How to Use Trello to Track Your Reading
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You guys, we have Anne Bogel on the show today to help us be Lazy Geniuses about deciding what to read next! She hosts her own podcast aptly called What Should I Read Next? And I’m delighted she’s here with us today to talk about planning our fall reading lists, how to get unstuck when we’re just not into a book, and what her new reading journal is all about.
Helpful Companion Links
- Anne’s podcast What Should I Read Next? I’m a guest on ep. 27 Books good enough to make you turn off the tv and ep. 245 Finding the right mix for your reading life.
- My Reading Life: A Book Journal by Anne Bogel (releases Sept. 21!)
- Other books by Anne: Reading People, I’d Rather Be Reading, and Don’t Overthink It
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In the last episode in a quasi-series on getting out the door, we’re going to use Courtney Cleveland’s method of packing for vacation to help us get out the door with all the right stuff (and at the right time!). And the magic of Courtney’s method is the combination of batching and bags. Let’s jump in.
Stuff Mentioned
- Courtney Cleveland of All the Best Days is my travel guru. Here’s a bonus episode I did with her last summer.
- The other episodes in this mini-series on getting out the door: ep.223 The Lazy Genius Gets Out the Door, ep.224 When Things Don’t Go According to Plan, and ep.225 The Shoe Episode.
- My book The Lazy Genius Way contains 13 principles, one of which Courtney follows with her bag routine: Batch It.
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We are going to plow through common challenges we all face with shoes and apply some Lazy Genius principles to help make those challenges easier. Obviously, we can’t cover every possible shoe scenario, but I am hoping to cover some common ones to help cover our bases and also to give you some practice on applying principles so you can do it for yourself and your personal shoe challenges.
Helpful Companion Links
- Check out all the details about The Kitchen Crew!
- Episode 223: The Lazy Genius Gets Out the Door
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This episode was inspired by last week’s episode The Lazy Genius Gets Out the Door. One of the reasons we all have trouble getting out the door is things not going according to plan. There are so many variables, so many things we can’t control, that shift the whole plan.
There are three steps to flexibility, and we’re going to talk about them today.
Helpful Companion Links
- Episode 223: The Lazy Genius Gets Out the Door
- Episode 87: The Lazy Genius Guide to Flexibility
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A few weeks ago, I asked y’all on Instagram to share the challenges that make leaving your house so complicated. What makes it hard to get out the door? I have never had more responses to a question box on Instagram in my actual life. It was amazing. So let's Lazy Genius it.
Stuff Mentioned
- You can officially preorder The Lazy Genius Kitchen! Order it now and get it on release day March 22, 2022.
- This episode was inspired by Lazy Geniuses on Instagram! Follow @thelazygenius and chime in.
- Download a transcript of this episode.
Today I want to talk about taking care of yourself as the world opens up. We’ll lay some groundwork and then apply a couple of principles for you to consider over these next few weeks, especially as we move out of summer and into more of a steady routine.
Helpful Companion Links
- Check out The Lazy Genius Way (affiliate link) if you’d like to read more about how I use Lazy Genius principles every day.
- Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s quote in this episode is from his book Letters and Papers from Prison
- My favorite social platform on the interwebs is Instagram. You can follow me there @thelazygenius.
- Download a transcript of this episode.
It is the first Monday in August, and August is a unique month. For people with kids or if you’re an educator, it still feels like summer outside but you’re transitioning into fall routines. There are a lot of things to do to prepare for the next season, and it can feel overwhelming to keep up with all of them. And even if you don’t have kids, August is transitional. It just is.
Today, let’s put some specific words around the challenges of this season.
Stuff Mentioned
- Check out The Lazy Genius Way (affiliate link) if you’d like to read more about how I use Lazy Genius principles every day.
- Episode 168: How to Go Back to School
- Episode 94: The Lazy Genius Guide to Freezer Meals
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We’re talking about everything from what glasses I wear to how to Lazy Genius a marriage in this fun episode where I answer your burning questions (or the questions that pop up in DMs and my inbox on the reg).
Stuff Mentioned
- FAQ Instagram Reel from a few weeks ago (I’m @thelazygenius if you want to follow along!)
- Eyewear brands available at Oscar Oglethorpe
- Try an Olive & June mani or pedi system and have your mind blown (use code LAZYGENIUS for 20% off your first system)
- Episode 191: Naming What Matters in 2021
- Episode 186: A Pep Talk for Not Knowing
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We’re halfway through July, halfway through a crazy year that followed the craziest year of any in quite a while, and I think our bodies and minds might be feeling it. So let’s just take a few short minutes for a quick pep talk.
Helpful Companion Links
- Check out The Lazy Genius Way (affiliate link) if you’d like to read more about how I use Lazy Genius principles every day.
- Pep talks from the past: For Being Stuck, For Not Knowing, a Goals Pep Talk.
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Last week was Let’s Talk About the Body, Part One, and I highly encourage you to listen to it if you haven’t already. I’m laying out ten principles to think about when it comes to your body and other people’s bodies; five were last week. Five are this week.
As a reminder, last week’s principles were one, the body is amazing; two, there is no normal body; three, there isn’t a hierarchy of bodies; four, bodies don’t have to be healthy in order to count; and five, there are privileged bodies. Ready for the next five? Let’s jump in.
Helpful Companion Links
- Here’s a list of resources that informed my own research and knowledge of body neutrality.
- My episode on Your Body Is Not Flawed
- Kate Kennedy from @bethereinfive
- Get the Latest Lazy Letter in your inbox every month
- The Body by Bill Bryson
- Do Less by Kate Northrup
- Period Power by Maisie Hill
- The Body is Not an Apology by Sonya Renee Taylor
- Sarah of @thebirdspapaya is one of the most powerful voices I’ve encountered around thinking about our bodies
- Try Softer by Aundi Kobler
- The Wisdom of Your Bodyby Hillary McBride
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There’s a lot I want to cover here, so much so that I had to break it up into two episodes. It was just too long. So next week, we’ll obviously do part two of let’s talk about your body.
In total, I have ten principles to consider about the body - yours, other people’s, how you engage with your body when you’re alone, and how you pay attention to your body when you’re with other people, hormones, privilege, and the complexity of body positivity. We’ll start with the first five today.
Helpful Companion Links
- Here’s a list of resources that informed my own research and knowledge of body neutrality.
- The Body by Bill Bryson
- The Body is Not an Apology by Sonya Renee Taylor
- Kate Kennedy of Be There in Five
- @whatkatefinds nail polish color wheel
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Today, I’m sharing ten things to help you navigate siblings who fight. To give you some context, I am not an expert. I’m only a mom. I am not a child psychologist or a parenting expert. I am in the thick of parenting with two boys who are 11 and 9 and a five year old daughter. It’s not like I’m seasoned in this. What I’m sharing today is simply what has helped in my own experience that is also informed by what I’ve learned from parenting experts but mostly my own therapy.
Helpful Companion Links
- Check out The Lazy Genius Way (affiliate link) if you’d like to read more about how I use Lazy Genius principles every day.
- Episode 182: Loving People You Disagree With
- Episode 40: The Lazy Genius Navigates Family Tension
- Loving Your Kids on Purpose by Danny Silk
- The Soul of Discipline by Kim John Payne
- My podcast I co-host with my sister Hannah on Patreon
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Have you ever wished you were one of those people who could welcome anyone into your home for a meal or a hang without plans? Or maybe you’ve experienced one too many encounters where your brain forgot that your guests might need cups or need some sort of direction to really feel welcome in your space. Today, we’re talking about hospitality on the fly because summer is peak season for spontaneous hospitality. And if it matters to you, I want you to feel like you can say an enthusiastic “Yes!” when a pool day turns into an unexpected pizza night or ice cream hang or whatever.
Helpful Companion Links
- Check out The Lazy Genius Way (affiliate link) if you’d like to read more about how I use Lazy Genius principles every day.
- Last week’s episode on summer meals is a great framework to think about feeding people who may not be regulars at your table
- Here’s the episode LG of the Week Emily mentioned in her message about reading clubs! And you can grab a guide to start your own with The Lazy Genius Way here.
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The energy around cooking this summer is a bit of a situation. So we’re going to talk about how you think about your meals, cook them, and eat them through the lens of how you might eat on vacation. If you’re going on vacation and have to feed your people, this episode will obviously be very helpful to you.
Helpful Companion Links
- Check out The Lazy Genius Way (affiliate link) if you’d like to read more about how I use Lazy Genius principles every day.
- The Summer Meal Formula, a list of summer meals that are easy-ish to make
- And here’s the 21-meal dinner queue that I leaned on heavily last summer
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Obviously, summer reading is a big thing for a lot of people, and if you’re new around here, reading is one of my favorite things on the planet. Today though, I want to talk about something more specific. I want us to create a summer reading club. A reading club is a group of readers (and if you read the book, you are a reader, friend) talking about what they individually have been reading.
Stuff Mentioned
- My first guest appearance on What Should I Read Next? and my latest appearance on it.
- How I track my reading using Trello
- My favorite books from the last decade
- Check out The Lazy Genius Facebook group if FB groups are your thing
- Grab the book club guide for The Lazy Genius Way
- Get a copy of The Lazy Genius Way (affiliate link) to get ahold of all the Lazy Genius principles mentioned in this episode.
- My favorite social platform on the interwebs is Instagram. You can follow me there @thelazygenius.
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A House Rule is something that could keep that first domino from teetering and knocking over everything else. All of us have different kinds of summers, and all of us likely experience different modes and priorities, again, within the same summer. House Rules can really help give a little steadiness to that if you want it.
Helpful Companion Links
- Check out The Lazy Genius Way (affiliate link) if you’d like to read more about how I use Lazy Genius principles every day.
- Here’s the crowdsourced post on Instagram if you’d like more ideas.
- Instagram is where I hang out the most online, so I’d love for you to join me over there @thelazygenius.
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I want us to plan a summer day without turning into robots or without leaving literally everything to chance where we’re playing it cool on the outside because we’re cool and spontaneous and we go with the flow and on the inside we’re literally screaming in terror because going with the flow forever and always is just as stressful as planning every minute.
Helpful Companion Links
- Check out The Lazy Genius Way (affiliate link) if you’d like to read more about how I use Lazy Genius principles every day.
- Check out a podcast flight on Time Management episodes on Spotify. Or listen to The Lazy Genius Plans a Day here.
- Download a transcript of this episode.
It’s here, you guys, it’s here! This is such a highly requested topic, and I think now that we’re about to go into summer, we could use some perspective on how to approach this ever-present topic. So I have three perspectives and then a few ideas for house rules when it comes to your kids and screen time.
Helpful Companion Links
- Check out The Lazy Genius Way (affiliate link) if you’d like to read more about how I use Lazy Genius principles every day.
- Here’s the episode on chores for kids from a few years ago.
- Instagram is where I hang out the most online, so I’d love for you to join me over there @thelazygenius.
- Download a transcript of this episode.
Clutter is a real thing. It feels like there’s never a clear spot to put anything down, and I think it’s safe to say that when surfaces are reasonably clear, your home feels cleaner and more welcoming even if it’s dirty. So today, I am going to share the ten principles of keeping your surfaces clear.
Helpful Companion Links
- Check out The Lazy Genius Way (affiliate link) if you’d like to read more about how I use Lazy Genius principles every day.
- Instagram is where I hang out the most online, so I’d love for you to join me over there @thelazygenius.
- Download a transcript of this episode.
The Lazy Genius Podcast is not an interview-style show, so when I invite a guest on, I make sure they are a Lazy Genius at what they do. I’m thrilled to introduce you to Rachel Rodgers, a former attorney and current founder and operator of Hello Seven, who’s here to talk to us about a new way to think about money.
Helpful Companion Links
- Find Rachel on Instagram and learn more about her book We Should All Be Millionaires here.
- Here’s an older episode about budgets
Today, I want to help you essentialize your phone apps. In this episode, we’re going to specifically apply the Lazy Genius principle of essentializing to your phone apps to that you can go from being overwhelmed or annoyed or distracted by your apps to having them serve you in a way that matters.
Stuff Mentioned
- Find all of the Lazy Genius principles in my book, The Lazy Genius Way (affiliate link).
- If you’re looking for a resource about adult screentime, there’s an episode for that. Listen to it here.
- Essentialism by Greg McKeown(p.s. he has a new book out called Effortless!)
- Instagram is where I hang out the most online, so I’d love for you to join me over there @thelazygenius.
- Our Lazy Genius of the Week is Liz Wienke with her reminder to decide once and batch it.
- Download a transcript of this episode.
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I get asked about the origin story of this business a lot, especially when I do our Ask Me Anything sessions on Sunday nights on Instagram. I get a lot of questions like “how did you get started, where did the name come from, what made you decide to make a podcast, did you have jobs before this,” so let’s talk about what shaped the Lazy Genius into what it is today!
Helpful Companion Links
- Check out The Lazy Genius Way (affiliate link) if you’d like to read more about my life and how I use Lazy Genius principles every day.
- Instagram is where I hang out the most online, so I’d love for you to join me over there @thelazygenius.
- This week only (April 25-May1), I’m opening the doors to Camp21 for the summer. Find out more details here.
- Our Lazy Genius of the Week is Mary Chris Richardwith her reminder to live in the season you’re in.
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It’s April, and we’re entering Teacher Appreciation Week soon. Then it’s Mother’s Day and Father’s Day and the end of school. And pandemic guidelines are loosening, people are planning weddings and baby showers. Then, of course, there are birthdays and holidays and all the regular things.
We have many opportunities to buy gifts for people, and it can be overwhelming. So today we’re going to Lazy Genius gift-giving.
Helpful Companion Links
- Listen to the original Lazy Genius episode on buying gifts here. Also, here’s a holiday-centric episode on being happy with the gifts you give.
- I get my kids’ teachers Cozy Minimalist Home by Myquillyn Smith as my Decide Once teacher gift.
- I use Trello for reading and for keeping up with many things in my life.
- Our Lazy Genius of the Week is Brittany Jenkins with her self-care habit.
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First things first, you do not have to be planning a wedding to find this episode relevant. This is one of our Lazy Genius Brain episodes where we practice applying Lazy Genius principles to a specific area, even if it isn’t personally applicable. Think of it as getting your reps in how to think like a Lazy Genius. And if you are planning a wedding, well you are in luck. It’s a win for everybody.
Helpful Companion Links
- Find all of the Lazy Genius principles in my book, The Lazy Genius Way (affiliate link).
- Instagram is where I hang out the most online, so I’d love for you to join me over there @thelazygenius.
- Our Lazy Genius of the Week is Andrea Buck with her Decide Once gift wish list habit.
- Download a transcript of this episode.
We all have bad days and for different reasons. There’s something about being inside a bad day that feels like there’s no way out. You kind of just have to wait until the next day and start over. But if your bad day is living its best (or worst) life by breakfast, maybe waiting until tomorrow’s fresh start is not the ideal solution.
None of us want bad days, but all of us have them. So let's Lazy Genius how to rally a bad day.
Helpful Companion Links
- Get a copy of The Lazy Genius Way (or request it from your library!) to learn all about the LG principles.
- Our Lazy Genius of the Week is Chelsea K. Stanleywith her Decide Once Chickfila reward points system.
- Download a transcript of this episode.
I love sharing lists like this and also encouraging you to make and share your own. We are still in it after a very long year, and paying attention to the things that bring us joy, make things easier, make us more ourselves, those things deserve a spotlight.
Stuff Mentioned
- The Ginger Smoothie recipe I shared on Instagram. I’m @thelazygenius, by the way.
- You can listen to the episode about my skincare routine here that’s a couple years old, or you can hop on the list to receive the Latest Lazy Letter and read about what I’m using now later this week.
- The Lazy Genius Asks For Help (spoiler alert: you don’t have to be in crisis to ask for help)
- The Body Keeps The Score by Bessel van der Kolk (affiliate link)
- Winter Sun, Calling Spring, and Breezy Instrumental (or just follow me on Spotify if you want)
- The Lazy Sisters Podcast on Patreon
- Share Your Stuff, I’ll Go First by Laura Tremaine (affiliate link)
- If you haven’t read it yet, pick up a copy of The Lazy Genius Way at your favorite bookseller or your local library.
- Our Lazy Genius of the Week is Wendy Toops-Lauer with her Decide Once Pannukakku Sundays.
- Download a transcript of this episode.
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I want to revisit the concept of a morning routine, especially in light of still living kind of in a pandemic, and give you one question you can ask yourself - just one - as you think about how your current morning routine is serving you or not. I’ll also share my own current morning routine and its evolution over the last few years.
Helpful Companion Links
- The Lazy Genius Morning Routine from 2018
- The Universal Path to Life-Giving Routine (the original blog post that offers the foundation for any routine)
- My conversation with Erin Moon about morning routines was the most downloaded episode of 2020. Listen to it here.
- Instagram is where I hang out the most online, so I’d love for you to join me over there @thelazygenius.
- If you haven’t read it yet, pick up a copy of The Lazy Genius Way at your favorite bookseller or your local library.
- Our Lazy Genius of the Week is Danielle Barham with her reminder to clear your counters before picking up your groceries.
- Download a transcript of this episode.
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It’s finally here — an episode about moving! Good golly, I’ve been getting asked to Lazy Genius moving at least once a week for the last two years. But before you scroll away because you aren’t planning a move, I want to tell you that I apply every single Lazy Genius principle to moving in this episode so you can see how to LG your own thing in real-time.
Stuff Mentioned
- Find all of the Lazy Genius principles in my book, The Lazy Genius Way (affiliate link).
- Follow along on Instagram @thelazygenius to provide feedback on this episode setup.
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Two hundred episodes is a lot, and it’s likely you haven’t listened to every single one. Or maybe you have but it’s been a while and you need a brush-up. Whatever it is, I went through the entire archive and hand-picked the 20 episodes that will absolutely have the biggest broadest impact on your regular life.
Helpful Companion Links
- Get The Lazy Genius Way (affiliate link) and have all 13 principles on hand at a moment’s notice.
- Episode #17: The Lazy Genius Cleans the House and episode #60: The Lazy Genius Cleaning Routine
- Episode #19: The Lazy Genius Gets Dressed
- Episode #21: The Lazy Genius Does Laundry
- Episode #32: The Lazy Genius Cleans the Kitchen
- Episode #34: The Lazy Genius Organizes a Home
- Episode #37: The Lazy Genius Budgets (Pro tip - check out Chelsea Brennan over at the Smart Money Mamas, too)
- Episode #40: The Lazy Genius Navigates Family Tension
- Episode #48: The Lazy Genius and Time Management
- Episode #51: The Lazy Genius Cleans the Bathroom (Pro tip - follow @gocleanco on Instagram)
- Episode #76 - The Lazy Genius Meal Plan
- Episode #77: The Lazy Genius Rests
- Episode #80: The Lazy Genius Daily Act of Kindness
- Episode #91: The Lazy Genius Organizes Paper
- Episode #119: Plan Your Opening Ceremony
- Episode #124: The Lazy Genius Weekly Plan
- Episode #142: Living Without Food Rules
- Episode #143: Your Body Is Not Flawed
- Episode #160: Wear Makeup Like a Lazy Genius
- Episode #196:
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Most of you live in the United States, many of you have kids, all of us are living in varying degrees of isolation still because of the pandemic, and all the things. Yet we still have to eat, we still keep making dinner. But it feels like it’s getting harder and harder, right? Let’s try and give a couple of solutions here.
Helpful Companion Links
- Bri McKoy is a delight and a magician in the kitchen.
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People have always had stuff to do, but let’s think about it. Our culture and lives have evolved to such a point where if we don’t write down what we have to do, we will in fact forget. Today, we will talk practically about how one can manage one’s to-do list, but I have a couple of bigger picture thoughts, too.
Stuff Mentioned
- Don’t know your list-making personality? I got you. Listen to episode #173.
- Here’s an episode from last year on how a Lazy Genius plans a day.
- And here are some words on time management from the archives if you’re interested.
- Download a transcript of this episode.
It’s a heavy topic, I know, but I want to give some language and space around this thing that many people in the Christian faith are struggling with right now. And who better to help us with this than Erin Moon, the resident Bible scholar on The Bible Binge.
Helpful Companion Links
- If you missed our conversation about Erin’s morning routine last summer, you can listen to it here.
- Learn more about Erin’s Lent Guide here. (And you can get 15% off using code LAZY)
I love my iPhone. I love my apps. I love Instagram. I love it all! And because we love it, we’re on it a lot, and while that is not a universally bad thing, you might desire a better relationship with your smartphone. There are no universal rules or truths or any of it when it comes how you use your phone. You get to decide what matters. You get to decide how to do your own screen time, and I’m going to share some Lazy Genius principles that you can apply to make your phone enhance your life the way that you want it to.
Helpful Companion Links
- Order a copy of The Lazy Genius Way(affiliate link)
- My IGTV on how to make time for what mattersor you can find all the Lazy Genius Instagram things here @thelazygenius
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February and March struggle to bring the thunder. I mean, it’s just the way it is. We’re past the lovely winter holiday gauntlet, we’re past the energy around fresh starts in January, we’re still weeks away from spring break if you get a spring break and for sure months away from summer vacation. So we need something to look forward to. For real. So rather than just waiting for July or a vaccine or for any kind of gathering or celebration to count only when things are back to normal, we’re going to be proactive.
Helpful Companion Links
- Episode #191: Naming What Matters in 2021
- Listen to BJ Novak on The Tim Ferris Show
- I hang out on Instagram @thelazygenius more frequently than anywhere else on the Internet.
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This is a rare episode where I talk to another human, and I only have humans on who are actual Lazy Geniuses at what they do, and you guys? Laura Tremaine is 100% a Lazy Genius, maybe even just a genius, when it comes to sharing your stuff especially online.
I adore Laura and the work she puts out into the world. I hope you enjoy our conversation!
Helpful Companion Links
- For Greensboro locals, check out Chez Genese’s new Family Dinner Subscriptions.
- Preorder Laura’s new book Share Your Stuff. I’ll Go First., which comes out February 2nd.
- You can learn more about Laura’s book here or by visiting her website here. And you can find her on Instagram @laura.tremaine.
- And if you’re looking for another podcast to listen to after you finish this episode, I highly recommend her show 10 Things To Tell You.
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This is a year I want to pay attention to in ways I’ve never paid attention to a year before. So in today’s episode, I want to share some things I want to do in my 40th year, why that is, and maybe even give you a framework for seeing this next year with more intentional eyes, whether you’ll be turning forty or not.
Stuff Mentioned
- Check out episode 191 Naming What Matters in 2021 if you missed it.
- Preorder Share Your Stuff. I’ll Go First by my friend Laura Tremaine.
- Renovation of the Heart by Dallas Willard
- The doors to Camp21 open on Thursday, January 21st! Check it out here.
- Download a transcript of this episode.
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We all get that early January itch that carries into the dark winter of February where we just want our homes to feel good to be in. But we often start in the wrong place. I want to prevent that from happening to you today.
Stuff Mentioned
- Pick up a copy of The Lazy Genius Way to learn all about Lazy Genius Principles and how they can help you be a genius about the things that matter and lazy about the things that don’t.
- Check out The Lazy Genius Store where you’ll find The Swap, The Clean Slate, The Meal Plan and The Holiday Docket.
- Download a transcript of this episode.
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The turning of the calendar doesn’t change everything, but it does change something. It changes our outlook, even the tiniest bit. We are no longer in one of the hardest years, if not the hardest year depending on your life experience, we’ve ever faced.
So today I want us to start small in our own lives where we are and think through what is going to matter to each of us in 2021.
Helpful Companion Links
- Emily P. Freeman offers us many invitations to look back and see what matters to us. If you’re unfamiliar, you can listen to her podcast The Next Right Thing here, buy her book by the same name here, or order her brand new Guided Journal here.
- I talk about a lot of Lazy Genius principles in this episode, which are in my book. You can buy a copy of The Lazy Genius Way here.
- Download a transcript of this episode.
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I want to mark the end of this year here with you by sharing my favorite discoveries of 2020, and maybe it’ll make you want to remember the good things that you discovered and enjoyed and learned. So that’s what we’re going to do. Here are my favorite discoveries of 2020.
Stuff Mentioned
- Join me over on Instagram (@thelazygenius) for more of my favorite discoveries.
- Two podcast episodes by others that offer a great perspective on reflection: The Next Right Thing: Walk At Your Own Pace and 10 Things To Tell You: 10 Questions for the End of the Year
- Hear more about the Daily Delete from Miss Freddy in this recent Lazy Genius episode.
- Olive & June asked me to curate a collection for them, and I haven’t been okay since. (And here’s my review on Instagram)
- Hear me say words about skincare in The Lazy Genius Guide to Makeup and The Lazy Genius Skincare Routine. P.s. the brand I mention is Sunday Riley Good Genes
- The ultimate lounge set: Vuori joggers and Richer Poorer robe
- TV Shows: Schitt’s Creek and What We Do in the Shadows
- POV Comedians on Instagram: @lukemillingtondrake, @hicaitlinreilly, @dmichaelburke, and @vinn_ayy
- Soma Vanishing 360 Perfect Coverage bra
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We’re almost there. We’ve almost made it through this impossible year. I would love to take just a couple of minutes to find our position in it, our position in our days right now.
Helpful Companion Links
- Get a copy of my book The Lazy Genius Way
- Download the transcript of this episode.
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This year may not be the year to host the entire neighborhood or maybe even anyone for a traditional cookie exchange; however, it could be a fun way to get everyone in your house involved in the kitchen and flex your creative muscles in showing other people that you care about them… through cookies. So we’re going to briefly cover what a cookie exchange is then I’ll go through a few steps to help you plan one during a pandemic.
Helpful Companion Links
- My favorite book about gathering people is Priya Parker’s The Art of Gathering
- Canva is a great resource for designing invitations, cards, or cookie tags if that sounds fun to you
- The Magic Question (and all of its Lazy Genius principle friends) live in my book The Lazy Genius Way
- A few cookie recipes hosted here on The Lazy Genius Collective: “I Want Them Now” Chocolate Chip Cookies, My Absolute Favorite Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe, Cumberbatch Cookies, Fudgy Oatmeal Cookies That are GF, Vegan and Mostly Refined SF, Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free Chocolate Chip Cookies
- Download a transcript of this episode
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I love implementing opening and closing ceremonies into my year and especially into the fall and winter holiday season. As we all know, holidays in 2020 are not what we expected. So how can we rethink traditions and gatherings and opening ceremonies during such an upside-down time? This episode will hopefully offer some encouragement in that.
Helpful Companion Links
- Here are a few past resources on opening and closing ceremonies: Plan Your Opening Ceremony and The Magic of Closing Ceremonies.
- Grab a copy of The Lazy Genius Way if you haven’t yet to learn the 13 Lazy Genius principles.
- Join me over on Instagram @thelazygenius for real-life Lazy Genius.
- Download a transcript of this episode.
There is so much we don’t know. So today on this Monday after Thanksgiving and this final day of November, I think we could all use a short little pep talk and a way to start small with all of this not knowing.
Stuff Mentioned
- Here’s where you can find all of my Spotify playlists, including the nine holiday-themed ones I made last year
- Sign up to receive the Latest Lazy Letter, which goes out this Wednesday
- The Next Right Thing by Emily P. Freeman (p.s. her guided companion journal comes out in January!)
- Download a transcript of this episode
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I get asked a lot about photo storage all the time, and I haven’t talked about it at all because I’m not an expert. But lucky for you, I’m joined by someone who is an expert on today’s show! Casey von Stein aka Miss Freddy is a photo organization guru, and she’s here today to help us think about the holiday photos we’re taking this year, the areas where we can be lazy when it comes to photo storage, and how we can start small in organizing our files. She’s truly the Lazy Genius of photos.
Stuff Mentioned
- Get 20% off Miss Freddy’s Backup Bootcamp using the promo code LAZYGENIUS
- Snag an idea or two from Miss Freddy’s photo gift ideas blog post.
- Follow Miss Freddy on Instagram or check her out online at her website.
- Get The Lazy Genius Way for yourself or as a gift this holiday season.
- Pinhole Press is a great resource for photo gifts
- 1 Second Everyday App
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It’s the middle of November, and some of you might have already gone through the process of decorating or you’re putting it off because it’s overwhelming or you always do the weekend after Thanksgiving which is coming up, but the point is it’s kind of time. And it can be very overwhelming. Today, I want to give you a lens through which to view your decorating so you can find your holiday decorating personality and then offer five steps on getting yourself prepared to actually do it.
Stuff Mentioned
- Grab a copy of Myquillyn’s latest book Welcome Home: A Cozy Minimalist Guide to Decorating and Hosting All Year Round (pro tip: stock up when it goes on sale and use them as teacher gifts!)
- A few Lazy Genius holiday greatest hits episodes: Ten Ideas for a Holiday Reset, Nailing Your Holiday Vibe, The Lazy Genius Guide to Flexibility, Refocus Your Christmas Brain
- How to Decorate for the Holidays Without Punching Someone in the Face
- Download a transcript of this episode
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In this bonus episode, I talk with Tsh Oxenreider about her new book, Shadow and Light, that walks us through Advent in the most Lazy Genius way possible. It gives us permission to engage in the season of Advent without pressure or performance.
Helpful Companion Links
- Get your copy of Shadow and Light by Tsh Oxenreider
- Visit Tsh’s website to get a peek inside the book and for other Advent resources like her playlist and weekly art pieces
- You may like Tsh’s podcast, The Good List, and her newsletter, Books and Crannies
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Spices are pretty important in cooking obviously, so let’s demystify a few things — what they’re good for, what to have on hand, how to use them, and how to store them. And we’ll run through what could be your essential spice cabinet.
Stuff Mentioned
- Here’s a guide to spices by cuisine that can help you as you determine what needs to be in your spice cabinet.
- Lazy Genius Change Your Life Shawarma
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Tomorrow is Election Day. I can’t remember an election in my lifetime that was this contentious and would leave so many people devastated no matter the result. It’s just a lot. And you are a unicorn if you do not know and love someone who is voting differently than you are. We’re all really tender right now, and to top it all off in terms of timing, we’re about to enter the most family/friend-centric two months of the year with all the winter holidays. So I think it’s time for a little conversation on loving people you disagree with.
Helpful Companion Links
- A great resource that has helped me in my life is Pantsuit Politics Podcast and their book I Think You’re Wrong But I’m Listening
- Emily P. Freeman’s episode on How to Stay Grounded During Election Season on her podcast The Next Right Thing
- Listen to my conversation with Scott the Painter about loving well when you disagree over on Instagram.
- An older episode of The Lazy Genius Podcast that is one of the most downloaded episodes to date: The Lazy Genius Navigates Family Tension
- The Liturgists Podcast with Hillary McBride and William Matthews
- The Very Good Gospel by Lisa Sharon Harper
- Download a transcript of this episode.
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Here’s what we’re going to go through today: what the Instant Pot is great for, what it’s not great for, how to start using one including my favorite tools and resources, and my own personal Instant Pot rhythm. Because here’s the thing: not everybody needs an Instant Pot, and everyone that does have one uses it differently, for different types of recipes and different speeds of regularity.
Stuff Mentioned
- Windblown Grateful studs are back for a very short time! You can get a pair here.
- The Instant Pot I own and use
- My Magic Instant Pot Curry Rice recipe
- Tools and Resources I use and love: Coco Morante’s two cookbooks The Essential Instant Pot Cookbook and The Ultimate Instant Pot Cookbook; tongs; kitchen thermometer; metal steamer basket
- Buy a copy of my book The Lazy Genius Way!
- Download a transcript of this episode.
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We’re less than two weeks out from Halloween, and of course my kids are already asking what we’re going to do. It’s uncertain times, y’all, and it’s tough to know how to do this Halloween thing. Let’s do a quick check on what matters and some ideas for people staying in on Halloween and people going out.
Helpful Companion Links
- A throwback blog post on 10 Lazy Genius Halloween Ideas
- Other thoughts on Halloween costumes
- Download a transcript of this episode
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This is a very unsexy topic but also a really important one because we all have to eat. I don’t think a single person listening has never tried at least one recipe. So while this is super personal which we’ll get to and that there is really not some magical system which we will also get to, I hope you leave this episode with one small step that helps you feel like your recipe storage is serving you, not you serving it.
Stuff Mentioned
- Plan to Eat digital recipe organizer or try Evernote to create your own system
- The Lazy Genius Plan Your Hot Dogs notebook
- Follow me on Instagram @thelazygenius to get a peek at how I store my recipes this week
- Download a transcript of this episode.
I hear a lot of you say you wish you had a hobby but you’re unsure of where to start or how to start or you feel like they could be a waste of time. We want them, we need them, but a lot of us don’t have them or know how to get them. So that’s what we’re going to do today. Let’s get a hobby!
Stuff Mentioned
- Both versions of my chocolate chip cookie recipe if you want it (trust me, you do): “I Want Them Now” version and the original 72-Hour version.
- The bread book I’m using for my bread baking hobby this year.
- Get your copy of The Lazy Genius Way or grab one for a friend!
- Download a transcript of this episode.
I’m not going to give you my single day and tell you to copy it. I’m not even going to tell you what should be included in your day. This isn’t a one-size-fits-all situation. It rarely is. We’re going to quickly work through a lens you can use to plan your day, any day in any circumstance.
Helpful Companion Links
- The IGTV video I mentioned in the episode.
- Grab a copy of The Lazy Genius Way here for yourself or for a friend!
- Join me over on Instagram this Thursday around 11:30 a.m. ET because I’ll be going through The Holiday Docket!
- Be a Lazy Genius VIP and get yourself on my mailing list!
- Download a transcript of this episode.
Why fall reading? Like, what’s special about fall reading? How do you choose what to read? When do you read? Basically, I love making fall reading this amazing quest. I want to capitalize on the particular vibe of fall reading and make it feel legit. So let’s do this.
Helpful Companion Links
- If you’ve read and loved The Lazy Genius Way, consider leaving a review on Amazon or Goodreads. If you haven’t read it, you can pick up a copy here.
- Book voices you can trust: Anne Bogel from What Should I Read Next, Jaime from Absorbed in Pages, Green Lights from The Popcast, or visit your local indie bookstore (which you can find here).
- Books I’m reading: Grateful by Diana Butler Bass, The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander, Miss Peregrines Home for Peculiar Children by Ranson Riggs, Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
- Books on my Non-Fiction TBR stack: Shalom Sistas by Osheta Moore, The Furious Longing of God by Brennan Manning, Be the Bridge by Latasha Morrison, and A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson
- Books on my Fiction TBR stack: The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms by NK Jesmisin, The Space Between Worlds by Michaiah Johnson, and The Shadows by Alex North
- Join me over on Instagram if you haven’t yet where I talk books from time to time.
- Download a transcript of this episode.
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We’re about halfway into September, and even though temperatures and even seasons depending on your hemisphere are different right now, something about life shifts when we hit September. And whenever I hit a shift, the importance of my environment is more obvious.
Creating a space that feels safe and cozy, whatever that looks like for you, is important for your mental health. This episode will give you steps on how to do that, but the important thing here is to name the importance of your environment when you’re in the middle of something long or at the start of something new.
Stuff Mentioned
- Preorder Myquillyn Smith’s new book Welcome Home and claim your preorder bonuses before Tuesday, September 15th.
- Her other books in order of release are The Nesting Place and Cozy Minimalist Home.
- Myquillyn’s guest appearance on The Next Right Thing podcast hosted by the one and only Emily P. Freeman.
- Follow me over on Instagram to see my story highlight where I walked through my entire cozy home process.
- Download a transcript of this episode.
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Now it’s not fall yet in weather or on the calendar, but it’s getting close. And while you might not think you’re the kind of person who would do a meal formula and very well could be right about that, I’d love to share with you how you might put one together to help your meals come together even more easily over these next few months.
Helpful Companion Links
- The original meal formula episode from this past summer and the actual formula if you want to see it
- Leave a comment on an LG recipe if you’ve tried it and loved it or saying how you changed it up for your people. Here are some of my favorites for quick access: Change Your Life Chicken, Change Your Life Shawarma, King Biscuits, Trashy Tamales, Fearless Chicken Tikka Masala, The Chickpea Bowl, and Homemade Hamburger Helper
- Join me over on Instagram @thelazygenius to see behind the scenes kitchen stuff and Meal Plan Monday
- Download a transcript of this episode.
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Lists are a big part of our lives, especially in these uncertain times, but I think we sometimes think there’s only one way to make them. That’s not true! So today we’re going to talk about list-making personalities and how we can support what matters in our lives even more with how we approach our lists.
Stuff Mentioned
- There’s still time to join us for Book Club! Grab your guide and tune in on Thursday nights here.
- Some helpful list-adjacent LG content: How to Bullet Journal, The Lazy Genius Guide to Planners, and The Lazy Genius Chooses a Planner
- Download a transcript of this episode
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A couple of days ago, I asked folks on Instagram what one word they would use to describe their current relationship with routines. There were very few positive words, words that would indicate that routines are working. Here’s what we’re going to do for the next few minutes. We need to examine our expectations of routine, reframe what routines actually are, and then give you a next step or two to resurrect them.
Helpful Companion Links
- Leave a review on Apple Podcasts right here.
- Buy a copy of The Lazy Genius Way for yourself or a friend!
- Hear me and Erin Moon talk more about morning routines in a bonus episode from a few weeks ago.
- Other routine-themed LG resources you might find interesting: The Universal Path to Life-GIving Routine (blog post), Lazy Genius Morning Routine, Lazy Genius Evening Routine, Lazy Genius Cleaning Routine, and more.
- Get all the details about The Lazy Genius Way Book Club, which starts Thursday!
- Join me on Instagram @thelazygenius for everyday Lazy Genius content (it’s where I’m active the most!).
- Download a transcript of this episode.
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I know that top ten lists can be a bit rote, but honestly, there’s something super life-giving for me personally to hear what other people are finding joy in. It gives me ideas of course, but more than that, it reminds me to pay attention to my own life and be even more intentional about nurturing the things in my day that give me a lot of joy. So I hope this list does that for you today!
Stuff Mentioned
- In a turn of events that no one expected, least of all me, I’m a nail polish person. I ride or die for Olive & June nail polish.
- Having a summer meal formula is saving me this summer. I talk about that idea here and share my own here.
- I was influenced by Bri McKoy to get these joggers even though they cost around 80 dollars. For sweatpants. But my life is changed and here we are.
- My beloved Penny and Sparrow have a new album out.
- Download a transcript of this episode.
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It’s our final bonus episode, you guys! Over the summer I’m talking to some Internet and IRL friends about Lazy Geniusing an aspect of our every day lives. Today, I’m talking to Erin Moon about morning routines!
Helpful Companion Links
- You can find Erin Moon on Instagram and online here.
- The Lazy Genius Way is out now! Get your copy today from your favorite bookseller!Erin
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I get messages all the time asking how a person can lazy genius their laundry pile or an awkward friendship encounter or online school or any number of things! The truth is that any challenge could use a Lazy Genius solution, and that’s why I wrote The Lazy Genius Way!
Helpful Companion Links
- Preorder The Lazy Genius Way before midnight tonight (Monday) to claim your preorder bonuses!
- Missed the episode on How to Go Back to School? Catch up here.
- Details on opening and closing ceremonies and what they can be for you and your family.
- Download a transcript of this episode!
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On Saturday, you might have heard the audiobook version of the introduction of my book The Lazy Genius Way, and today’s episode is chapter one! I don’t want to make you wait around, so here it is! Chapter One of The Lazy Genius Way entitled “How to Think Like a Lazy Genius.”
Stuff Mentioned
- Preorder either the print or audio version of The Lazy Genius Way and claim your preorder bonuses before August 11th!
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Today’s episode is extra and very exciting. It’s the audio version of the introduction of my book The Lazy Genius Way! I’m so excited for you to get a sneak peek of the audiobook before it’s out in the world in all its glory.
Helpful Companion Links
- My book, The Lazy Genius Way, is available for preorder! You can find all the details here. Don’t sleep on it, you guys. Preorder bonuses end on August 11th!
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Transitioning from summer to school routine is a legitimate thing, but this year? Well, clearly we don’t have to say a lot about this year. So how do we go back to school when we don’t even know what that looks like?
Helpful Companion Links
- Preorder The Lazy Genius Way and get the entire Lazy Genius Library for free just for preordering. Details here!
- Previous episodes that are Back to School adjacent: What Does It Mean To Take Care of Yourself?, The Lazy Genius Works From Home, and Plan Your Opening Ceremony.
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It’s another bonus episode, you guys! Over the summer I’m talking to some Internet and IRL friends about Lazy Geniusing an aspect of our every day lives. Today, I’m talking to Kristen Howerton and she’s helping us Lazy Genius being a mom, specifically being a mom of teenagers down the road.
Stuff Mentioned
- You can find Kristen on Instagram here and buy her book Rage Against The Minivan here.
- My book, The Lazy Genius Way, is available for preorder! You can find all the deets here.
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Did y’all know I really dig playlists? Like so much. And I’ve been told, especially after my holiday playlists last year and my quarantine groove playlist this summer, that I’m really good at them. I will agree with you. This is not a space I choose to be overly humble. I learned from the best.
Helpful Companion Links
- Playlists I’m proud of: nine curated Christmas playlists plus my Quarantine Groove list for the summer.
- My sister Hannah makes seasonal playlists for our patrons over on our Patreon show The Lazy Sisters.
- My buddy Bri McKoy is also a bomb playlist maker. Check her out on Instagram.
- Here’s my profile on Spotify for easy access.
- Download a transcript of this episode.
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There is something so fun about getting a behind-the-scenes look at something like publishing. We all read books, but y’all the whole industry is something else. There’s so much happening, and it’s all really interesting! Well, some of it is. Today, I want to share with you five things I learned about launching a book that I didn’t know before.
Stuff Mentioned
- Preorder The Lazy Genius Way and get the entire Lazy Genius Library for free just for preordering. Details here!
- If you missed the episode A Peek Inside The Lazy Genius Way, you can listen to it here.
- My thoughts on goals and goal-setting: Quit Setting Stupid Goals, How I Handle Screwing Up My Goals, A Goals Pep Talk, and The Lazy Genius Sets Goals.
- If you’re interested in being part of a community, check out Hope*Writers. They open their doors to new members three times a year.
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Vacations definitely look different this summer than they usually do, but trips aren’t just vacations. You’ll go see grandma, you might travel a state or two over when the holidays come soon. Basically, we’ll have trips long after this pandemic is over, and I get a lot of questions about doing a packing episode, so here you go.
Stuff Mentioned
- Haven’t preordered The Lazy Genius Way yet? You can do that right here and claim your bonuses!
- My bonus episode with Courtney Cleveland from All the Best Days on Lazy Geniusing staycations. You can get her packing list here.
- There are only a few more days to join the book launch team! If you haven’t applied yet, you can do so here!
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It’s another bonus episode, you guys! Over the summer I’m talking to some Internet and IRL friends about Lazy Geniusing an aspect of our every day lives. Today, I’m talking to Kate Strickler of Naptime Kitchen, and we’re Lazy Geniusing dinner without losing our minds. Kate is such a great resource for making regular life dinner, and she happily takes us along with her.
Stuff Mentioned
- You can find Kate on Instagram @naptimekitchen or on her blog at www.naptimekitchen.com.
- My book, The Lazy Genius Way, is available for preorder! You can find all the deets here.
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I’m not saying I fixed summer cooking because that would be stupid, but I think I found an approach that will be pretty awesome, especially if you’re three weeks into hot weather no school everyone home cooking and losing your mind a little.
Stuff Mentioned
- Apply to be a member of The Lazy Genius Way Launch Team here! The application will close at noon on Wednesday, July 8, and we kick off activities Monday, July 13. I’m so excited, and I would love for you to join us!
- Here’s a link to my pancake recipe I make every couple of weeks in a big batch and freeze.
- I’ll be on Instagram around noon eastern to go live and answer your questions on Thursday.
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Summer is a season of relaxation, of later bedtimes and loungy days, but we’ve also kind of already been in a weird season of pseudo-relaxation and later bedtimes and loungy days because of COVID-19. It’s safe to say that easing into summer rhythms is a little complicated right now.
Helpful Companion Links
- I first mentioned Daily Sheets in How to Lazy Genius Kid Chores (episode 117) and I misspoke in the episode by calling it The Lazy Genius Plans a Day. It’s really The Lazy Genius Weekly Plan.
- Preorder your copy of The Lazy Genius Way out August 11, 2020 (and get fun preorder bonuses!).
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This is a very exciting and surreal episode for me to share because in case you didn’t know I wrote a book, and today is the first real day that I’m going to tell you about what is inside! On August 11th, you’ll get to read those words if you want, and in this episode I’ll actually share a couple of ways you can read those words sooner, but for now, I’m going to tell you why I decided to write a book, what my writing rhythm was when I was writing it, how I wrote 60,000 words that were never used, what kept me from quitting because I almost did a couple of times, and what’s inside the book.
Helpful Companion Links
- Preorder The Lazy Genius Way and claim your preorder bonuses here.
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Surprise! We’re doing fun bonus episodes over the summer where I talk to others about Lazy Geniusing an aspect of our every day lives. Today, I’m talking to Courtney Cleveland of All the Best Days, and we’re Lazy Geniusing staycations and a little bit of day-tripping. This episode will legitimately give you the tools you need to travel like a Lazy Genius.
Stuff Mentioned
- Here’s where you can find Courtney Cleveland: her personal Instagram and All The Best Days Instagram.
- You can get her packing list here.
- My book, The Lazy Genius Way, is available for preorder (and there’s a free sample available here right now)!
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This summer, you guys, is the summer I truly begin my education of being an anti-racist. I want to begin taking steps in how I see my summer stack and even in what I watch and listen to. I also want to do that with my kids. And I invite you to join me.
Stuff Mentioned
- Books mentioned in this episode: The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander, The Enneagram of Belonging by Chris Heuertz, The Green Ember by S.D. Smith, The Infinite Game by Simon Sinek, Enter Wild by Carlos Whittaker, I’m Still Here by Austin Channing Brown, Be the Bridge by Latasha Morrison, The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett, The Lazy Genius Way by me!
- Movies mentioned in this episode: The Black Power Mixtape, The 13th, and When They See Us
- Podcasts mentioned in this episode: 1619, Melanated Faith, and Throughline
- Ro Williams Brann on Instagram, and her recommendations for the summer: The Colors of Us by Karen Katz and This Is How We Do It by Matt Lamothe.
- A Kids Book About Racism (back-ordered) but you can follow them on Instagram here.
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I am no makeup expert by any stretch, but over 20+ years of wearing makeup, I’ve figured out one strategy that works for me, and I want to share it with you today.
Helpful Companion Links
- If you want to be a genius about makeup, follow Jamie B. Golden on Instagram. Do it. Go. And while you’re there, I’d love for you to join in on the Lazy Genius fun, too.
- More words about the products I use on my four faces here.
- My monthly newsletter, Latest Lazy Letter, goes out this Wednesday. There will be book news in it. I repeat, there will be book news in it. If you want it, get on the VIP list.
- If you don’t have plans Saturday night (I mean, really, who has plans right now?!), join me for The Popcast’s virtual live show celebrating Knox’s new book All Things Reconsidered, which you can get here (affiliate link).
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It can feel like our closing ceremonies are shot because of how things are within the setting of a pandemic, and that’s a very real thing. I’ve said it several times in episodes about a variety of topics, but there’s a lot to grieve right now. But here’s an important thing to remember: the magic of a closing ceremony isn’t really about what you do but that you just do something.
Stuff Mentioned
- Want a refresher on opening and closing ceremonies? Start here: Plan Your Opening Ceremony (119), The Lazy Genius Welcomes Fall (70), and The Lazy Genius Conquers Holiday Overwhelm (36).
- Sarah MacKenzie at Read Aloud Revival can help you incorporate a read-aloud rhythm in your family.
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Right now, we’re separated from each other in ways we never have been before, but there will be other times when we want to stay in touch with people we love when we’re far away from them, whether it’s across the country or six feet apart. So today, how do we stay in touch when we can’t actually touch?
Helpful Companion Links
- Myquillyn Smith, aka The Nester, gave me the framework of “lovely limitations.” Her book, Cozy Minimalist Home (affiliate link), is my go-to Christmas gift for my kids’ teachers.
- Instagram is where I hang out most on social media, and I’d love for you to join me there. You can find me @thelazygenius. P.S. Here’s that post about Annie’s birthday party.
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If you’re stressed about all that’s going on, you might be sleeping less, not eating the same things because of apocalyptic grocery shopping, maybe you’re not able to read or run or get drinks with girlfriends, all things that normally make you feel really good on hard days. So yeah. I feel like it’s a good time to talk about what it means to take care of ourselves.
Helpful Companion Links
- A few extra resources not mentioned specifically in the episode: The Lazy Genius Rests, The Daily Act of Kindness, and The Lazy Genius and Self-Care.
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Last week, I shared ten principles of lived-in cleaning, but today, we’re diving into the specifics. Laundry, tidying, bathrooms, dusting and all the things. Just how do we keep our homes clean when everyone is in it all of the time? Let’s jump in.
Helpful Companion Links
- We talked about the 10 principles of lived-in cleaning last week, revisit that episode (or catch up on it) here.
- Here are the most popular cleaning episodes from The Lazy Genius back catalog: laundry, laundry updated, and how to start a cleaning routine.
- Looking to get rid of some stuff? Listen to The Lazy Genius House Purge.
- Tackling the bathroom? Here’s how The Lazy Genius Cleans the Bathroom.
- Here’s an affiliate link to my beloved Dyson vacuum. Cordless vacuums are worth their weight in gold.
- The next Latest Lazy Letter goes out Wednesday where I talk all about what I’m reading, watching and listening to. Hop on the VIP mailing list if you’re interested in receiving it.
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A lot of us are still sheltering in place, and that brings a new set of challenges when it comes to cleaning. Because there are so many challenges, we’re going to make this a two-part miniseries. Today, I’m going to share 10 principles of lived-in cleaning. Then next week, we’ll get into some specifics like laundry, bathrooms, dust, and crumbs on the floor. Here we go.
Helpful Companion Links
- If you’re active on Facebook, we’d love to have you in The Lazy Genius Facebook group. It’s a lovely resource and community.
- The episode on How to Hire a Housecleaner if that’s something you want to consider when the pandemic is all over.
- My pandemic Spotify playlist, Quarantine Groove.
- I’m the most active on Instagram these days (and I’m sharing my results of The Favorites Files there, too). You can find me at @thelazygenius.
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We’re still in a shelter-in-place situation in most parts of the country and part of this process includes not going to the grocery store as often. Thing are weird, and new meals don’t really fit in with our weird. We’re eating a lot of the same things over and over again, but I’m sharing five ways to add freshness to repetitive meals.
Helpful Companion Links
- Bri McKoy is great at a lot of things, but I love love love the sauces and dressings she comes up with. Here’s a link to her cilantro yogurt sauce which pairs perfectly with Change Your Life Chicken (if you like cilantro of course).
- Speaking of meals that will change your life, Change Your Life Shawarma is a staple in our house lately.
- Bri also inspired me to switch up our rice and make it in the Instant Pot with coconut milk.
- The Favorites File is a free download that helps you be a genius about the things that don’t matter, like celebrities you’d be quarantined with, famous actor partnerships, and so on and so forth. It’s really fun, and 100% free.
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Yes, we’re still in the coronavirus pandemic, but honestly, there are lots of times when time makes no sense. It’s a struggle to get a handle on how to manage our time when our regular average day and the regular average things you normally do to fill it gets turned upside-down. So today we’re going to revisit the three Lazy Genius pillars of time through the lens of time making no sense.
Helpful Companion Links
- The Favorites File is the entertaining homework you didn’t know you needed right now. Sign up to get your free download here.
- Revisit The Lazy Genius and Time Management for more of my thoughts and opinions about time management.
- Listen to more wisdom from Beth Silvers on her podcast Pantsuit Politics. She and her co-host Sarah Stewart Holland wrote a book called I Think You’re Wrong (But I’m Listening) if you’re interested.
- I’m planning to be on Instagram @thelazygenius this Thursday around noon ET to chat about time management when time makes no sense, so be sure to follow me there.
- My book The Lazy Genius Way is now available for pre-order at your favorite place to buy books.
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Based on the number of downloads of past episodes related to reading, I know that there’s an overwhelming majority of people listening who really love to read. So when our regular reading rhythms are disrupted by odd circumstances, it’s nice to have a roadmap of how to get back to normal or how to create a new normal. That’s what this episode will do.
Stuff Mentioned
- I’m planning to be on Instagram @thelazygenius this Thursday around noon ET to chat about this topic, so be sure to follow me there.
- The Favorites File is officially available for your enjoyment. Sign up to get your free download here.
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Whenever I share something about eating outside, the questions pour in on how to do it. Breaking things up a bit and getting into the fresh air sounds really good right about now, so lets Lazy Genius eating outside.
Helpful Companion Links
- The Lazy Genius Cleans the Kitchen is a good refresher on how to reset your kitchen after a meal, so apply the same dishes zone principle to eating outside.
- If you have ideas on how to eat outside with more ease and fun, share them on Instagram using #lazygeniuspicnic. And as always, you can find me @thelazygenius.
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These are weird, scary, surreal times, but, honestly, I am grateful for how this global crisis has already affected how we see. Here are five things to remember when you’re stuck at home…or maybe when you’re just stuck.
People and Resources Mentioned in This Episode
- The Incomparable Mister Rogers, who tells us to look for the helpers
- Seth Godin, who reminds us the ocean is made of drops
- Ralph Waldo Emerson, who encourages us to scatter joy
- Ingrid Fetell Lee, who wrote the book Joyful
- Myquillyn Smith aka The Nester, who asks us what we will wish we would have done when this is all over (here’s a link to get on her email list)
- And as Emily P. Freeman reminds us, let’s do the next right thing in love.
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Note from Kendra: This episode of The Lazy Genius Podcast was recorded before the majority of changes, postponements, cancelations and recommendations for social distancing due to covid-19 were enacted. Please know that I am thinking of the Lazy Genius community during these uncertain times. Be well.
Naming what you’re good at is a simple exercise in being kind to yourself. And to be a Lazy Genius, you need to do that! Your gifts and abilities and ways of seeing and being in the world are significant and have incredible meaning. And when you don’t name what those are, it’s like having a tool that you don’t use.
A Few Helpful Companion Links
- I didn’t mention this specifically in the episode, but Laura Tremaine has an excellent episode exploring what you’re good at on her show 10 Things To Tell You.
- If you’re not following me on Instagram, I’d love for you to join the party. We’re about to do something really fun where you can chime in about your favorite episodes of The Lazy Genius Podcast.
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We put a lot of pressure on ourselves to mark moments, make memories, and give our kids something to remember. Even if you don’t have kids, there’s still a high cultural premium on memories. Scrapbooking, photo albums, daily journals, the Gram. But if we try to manufacture memories, mechanize them, we’ll get overwhelmed by something that our brains already do. Let’s make memories like a Lazy Genius.
Helpful Companion Links
- You can listen to Ten Steps to Creating Your Own Traditions (even if it’s geared a little bit towards holidays) here.
- Laura Tremaine’s family doing Sunday pancakes is a great example of a simple, but powerful memory-making practice. She also hosts a great podcast called 10 Things To Tell You.
- My favorite app for documenting with video is 1 Second Everyday.
- I also use a five-year journal (affiliate link) with a couple of lines for every day with space for five years.
- More info on Chatbooks, which we use to print photos of our kids from Instagram.
- Speaking of Instagram, I’ll be there on Thursday around noon EST to talk live about making memories. I’d love for you to join me.
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In today’s episode, I’ll give you some ideas on how to move forward with a pseudo-traditional capsule wardrobe, but you’re a really smart person. If you pay attention to what matters, what doesn’t, and you create a few guidelines around those things, you can create your own process for building a capsule wardrobe.
Helpful Companion Links
- My book is about to be a real, physical thing in the world! You can check out the cover and preorder it here.
- Join the Lazy Genius VIP mailing list here to stay in the loop on all things The Lazy Genius Way and to get this month’s newsletter (that goes out Wednesday). And if you’re into vulnerable Kendra, check out The Lazy Sisters Podcast over on Patreon.
- Here’s that old blog post called Baby Steps to a Capsule Wardrobe.
- I’ll be on Instagram on Thursday to answer your capsule wardrobe questions LIVE around noon EST.
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What’s the problem with picky kids? It’s frustrating to make food that doesn’t get eaten. More than that, we worry that our kids aren’t getting the nutrients they need or that they’ll only eat brown and red foods for the rest of their lives. But really, when it comes down to it, it’s fear. Let’s flip the script and nurture kids who trust their bodies.
Helpful Companion Links
- Here’s the first episode I did on intuitive eating and here’s a list of intuitive eating resources crowdsourced from Lazy Geniuses like you!
- We love snack platters around our house. Here are some ideas in the comments to start using snack patters in your routine.
- We explored living without food rules a few weeks back, and I think we can apply the same concept to feeding our kids.
- Join me live on Instagram this Thursday around noon EST. I’ll be there to answer whatever questions you may have about feeding picky kids.
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Listen, I know this is super specific. I know this topic is privileged and it comes with baggage. But I also know it’s important to talk about these things, particularly if you’re in a season of life where something’s gotta give. This episode has practical thoughts about hiring a housecleaner, and a little pep talk about letting go of the shame and embarrassment that often comes with asking for help.
Stuff Mentioned
- I first mentioned hiring a housecleaner in my monthly newsletter, The Latest Lazy Letter. If you don’t receive it and wish you did, you can get on the list here.
- I’ll be LIVE on Instagram this Thursday around noon EST answering your questions about hiring a housecleaner.
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Today, we’re diving into the logistics of building community — specifically in our female friendships. We all want to get together with friends and do fun things, have traditions and all of that. So this episode is important in its simplicity because friendship matters.
Helpful Companion Links
- There’s a friendly space for Lazy Geniuses here on the Internet in the form of a private Facebook group. Join us and get help or give help in being a genius about the things that matter and lazy about the things that don’t.
- I quote Priya Parker’s The Art of Gathering multiple times in this episode. It’s a favorite.
- Join me over on Instagram Thursday where I’ll go LIVE around noon EST to answer any questions you have in real-time. If you miss a LIVE, most of them are cataloged on my IGTV.
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I believe in a world where it is fun and not loaded to talk about our bodies because our bodies are awesome. Full disclosure: I haven’t always felt this way, not by a long shot. I understand the difficulty here, so let’s move into this topic together.
Stuff Mentioned
- I got on my soapbox last week thanks to an episode on Living Without Food Rules. It’s a RUHL good time if you missed it.
- Sarah of @thebirdspapaya is one of the most powerful voices I’ve encountered around thinking about our bodies. Reading her words was a turning point for me.
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Let's play a game. Let's name all of the food rules you've experienced in your life. Yeah...we'll be here a while and we probably won't feel that great after we list them all out. That's why I'm so passionate about talking about living without food rules. We don't need them, y'all. Here's why.
Helpful Companion Links
- I host a secret monthly podcast with my sister on Patreon. You can become a patron by signing up for The Lazy Sisters Podcast here.
- Here’s The Lazy Genius and Healthy Eating episode if you need a refresher.
- I’m reading Bill Bryson’s The Body, and it has made me so appreciative of my actual body and how it works.
- Here’s my recipe for my chickpea bowl lunch that I make almost every week.
- Two additional resources on intuitive eating are the podcast Food Psych and the Instagram account @no.food.rules.
- I’m guessing there will be a lot of questions about this, so I’ll definitely be on Instagram this Thursday around noon EST to answer your questions.
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I know that so many of you folks who listen to this podcast love to read. You love books and more books and finding more ways to get more books into your life. In today’s episode, we’ll create a quick and easy path to figuring out what to read this winter if that’s on your radar and how to make the most of your reading minutes over the next couple of months.
Helpful Companion Links
- Here’s my winter stack if you need to see my titles in black and white pixels.
- I take this seasonal approach to meal planning as well. You can hear all about it in Time to Make Your Winter Dinner Queue.
- My completely digital, downloadable short ebook The Swap is available through the end of the month.
- This episode covers the books I plan to read, but I share what I think of books I have read in my monthly newsletter, The Latest Lazy Letter. You can get on that list here.
- You can finder older reading stack blog posts here: Fall Reading Stack, Summer Stack, and Special Edition Stack: Kids.
- Follow me on Instagram @thelazygenius and share your own winter reading stack using #winterstack2020.
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I love putting the proper importance on food and meals and gathering around the table but not wasting energy on the wrong things. Those wrong things look different for everyone listening, but today we’re going to figure out what matters and what doesn’t around your winter table.
Stuff Mentioned
- The list of actual meals my family is eating from my Winter Dinner Queue this season.
- Hope*Writers is opening its doors to new members now through Friday, January 17th. If you already know you want in, you can click here to join using my affiliate link. If you’re interested in the From Dreaming to Doing webinar hosted by Lazy Genius mascot Emily P. Freeman, click here.
- Here’s how I built my fall dinner queue and here’s what we ate last summer.
- If you need a refresher on brainless crowdpleasers, here you go.
- And here’s a link to last week’s episode on planning your time this winter if you missed it.
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Today, I’m giving you two simple questions to ask yourself as you move into 2020 so that you can see your time in a way that makes sense for the season you’re in and makes a difference in your everyday life.
Helpful Companion Links
- January’s Latest Lazy Letter goes out on Wednesday, and I would love for it to land in your inbox if it doesn’t already. Join the Lazy Genius VIP mailing to get this once-a-month email chock full of book recommendations, podcast talk, and a little insight I don’t share anywhere else.
- Instagram LIVEs are back after a little holiday hiatus. Join me there @thelazygenius on Thursday around noon EST to chat about being intentional with our time this season.
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Goals aren’t so you’ll look or be the way you think you should. They’re not to make you fit in. They’re not to make you seem like someone who’s got their life together. They’re for you.
Helpful Goal-Related Companion Links
- Don’t set stupid goals. Here’s how.
- The perfect solution to dealing with screwing up a goal.
- If you’re craving something a little more tangible today, listen to The Lazy Genius Sets Goals or read How to Set Goals like a Normal Person.
- If you’re great at setting goals but it’s hard to keep them going, listen to Set the Right Goals Without Fizzling Out.
- And finally, if you think you need to lose weight in the new year, here’s the Lazy Genius approach to that. (P.S. This is the most downloaded episode of the podcast ever.)
- Taking a little time for reflection is a great thing to do this time of year. Laura Tremaine has a new episode on her podcast about questions to help you reflect.
- And my favorite Emily P. Freeman talks about self-reflection on The Next Right Thing. Here’s a link to that episode.
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Christmas is in two days. Here’s a super quick pep talk that will remind you of two important things you can do during this season. Merry Christmas!
Helpful Companion Links
- If Christmas Eve Eve has you feeling squirrelly, listen (or relisten) to last week’s episode Ten Ideas for a Holiday Reset.
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We have one week until Christmas, and it might already be time for a reset. No matter how intentional we are, how much margin we create, things surprise us. And that’s okay and normal and we’ll all be fine. Here are ten tips for a reset in case you need one.
Stuff Mentioned
- A few crowdsourced Lazy Genius holiday traveling road trip tips. Make that trip to visit grandma enjoyable from the first mile through pulling back into your driveway. And here's a companion episode for holiday road trips.
- I’ve put my favorite Christmas albums and nine mood-based holiday playlists I had the most fun making for you in this blog post.
- Here’s a helpful episode about creating traditions for the holidays or for everyday life.
- Andrew Peterson’s book Adorning the Dark (Amazon affiliate link)
- If you’re interested, here’s that article on The Kitchn about Change Your Life Chicken.
- Netflix has a show that’s just a fireplace burning. Bonus: You have control of the volume of the crackle.
- If you want to try your hand at baking but you need a place to start, try my Baking Mini-Series here.
- All of my baking-related podcast episodes: The Lazy Genius and Holiday Baking, The Lazy Genius Bakes Cookies, The Lazy Genius Bakes Bread, and Lazy Genius Baking with Jamie Golden.
- Read this before you get started so your holiday baking will involve as little murder as possible.
- The Lazy Genius Makes Soup; use this if you want to make your life easier later. P.S. There’s an Instagram saved story on how I make my tomato soup if that’s your kind of thing.
- Two podcast episodes I recommend for taking care of yourself this season: The Lazy Genius Guide to Self-Care and The Lazy Genius Daily Act of Kindness.
- Ideas and suggestions for gathering well: Lazy Genius Ideas for Your Holiday Party, How to Never Run Out of Food at a...
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I love a good mood. I love a good vibe. And our holiday memories aren’t always what we did; it’s about how we felt. We remember the vibe, the feeling the environment gave us. Let’s focus on creating that vibe and let the activities happen as they will. Here’s how.
Helpful Companion Links
- Background music is the perfect way to add a little atmosphere to your gathering (or your workday). Here’s a post with my favorite Christmas albums and nine carefully crafted holiday playlists I had the most fun making for you.
- Keep the playlist magic going by supporting The Lazy Sisters on Patreon, a companion show I do with my sister Hannah. Hannah makes seasonal playlists for our supporters, and OH MY WORD, they are the best.
- If you missed The Lazy Genius Gift Guide, you can find it right here. Every single item on there I use or have used in my daily life, so consider it Lazy Genius tested and approved.
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We’re all in gift-giving and gift-buying mode and spending a lot of time on it or least are gearing up to. I want to help you be happy with the gifts you give and be more strategic and thoughtful about the time you spend on finding and buying those gifts. We’ll go through a step by step process, and I think that by the end of this episode, you’ll feel so much better about things.
Stuff Mentioned
- Check out my Holiday Gift Guide chock full of gift ideas that are things that I have actually bought and use in my home all the time.
- Get my free Holiday Gift Tracker!
- Join the VIP mailing list to get my monthly newsletter affectionally called the Latest Lazy Letter (the next one goes out Wednesday!). Y’all, I take great pride in making that letter something you look forward to. If you’re not on the list, you can put your name on it here.
- Do you have thoughts or opinions about holiday gift giving? Share them with me over on Instagram. I’m @thelazygenius, and I’ll be LIVE on Thursday around noon EST.
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A couple of years ago, I wrote a blog post titled Ten Commandments of Thanksgiving Weekend. Looking back on it, I realized some things changed, and that’s okay. That’s why I’ve put together ten strategies that will help your entire Thanksgiving week whether you’re hosting or not. This can be such a beautiful time of year, especially if you think like a Lazy Genius and be a genius about the things that matter and lazy about the things that don’t.
Helpful Companion Links For Thanksgiving Week
- The inspiration behind this episode is The Ten Commandments of Thanksgiving Weekend.
- The first-ever Lazy Genius bundle will be on sale Black Friday through 8 a.m. EST on Saturday. Get The Swap, The Meal Plan, and The Holiday Docket for one discounted price! The best way to remember this limited time offer is to join my mailing list.
- If you want to embrace brainless crowdpleasers for your meals leading up to Thanksgiving, listen to One Simple Step That Changes Meal Planning Forever.
- The most downloaded episode of this entire podcast is The Lazy Genius Loses Weight. Spoiler alert: I do not think you need to lose weight.
- If you are deadset on cooking a new recipe this Thanksgiving: read How to Know If a Recipe is Any Good first.
- A fun, slightly messy, but delicious kid activity: Stupid Easy Chocolate-Dipped Pretzels.
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I love the idea of being thoughtful and intentional about anything, and traditions definitely fit the bill. So today, we’re going to walk through ten steps to creating your own so you’ll be able to think about traditions like a Lazy Genius and then maybe actually do them. This conversation is all about creating your own traditions, so no matter what your family unit looks like, this conversation is for you.
Helpful Companion Links
- This week’s topic was inspired by a conversation during last week’s Instagram Live! You can find me there @thelazygenius. I usually host a LIVE Q&A on Thursdays around noon EST (except for this week), and you can re-watch previous Lives on IGTV.
- The Lazy Genius Black Friday Bundle will be available for a one-day only flash sale beginning Friday, November 29. Hop on my mailing list so you won’t miss out on buying all three Lazy Genius products for one low price.
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Y’all, we’re about to spend an entire episode talking about Thanksgiving turkey. Or just turkey if you periodically cook a ten pound bird when it’s not Thanksgiving. I want to talk through it a little because sometimes we need a voice telling us we’re doing okay, especially when we’re dealing with a giant dead bird and hungry, mildly judgmental family members.
Stuff Mentioned
- I shared my absolute favorite turkey recipe a few years ago, and I still stand by it.
- Watch the crowd from New Girl defrost a turkey in a dryer.
- Do you have thoughts or opinions about cooking turkey? Share them with me over on Instagram. I’m @thelazygenius, and I’ll be LIVE on Thursday around noon EST.
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It is the first week of November, and all of the holiday hosting is about to hit hard so I want to give you some tools to enjoy this time, not dread it.
Helpful Companion Links
- Get this month’s Latest Lazy Letter by joining the Lazy Genius VIP list here.
- I share ten Thanksgiving hosting tips along with three keys to hosting success in The Lazy Genius Hosts Thanksgiving.
- If you’re already bracing yourself for the grating conversations you’ll have with family members you can’t not invite to things, listen to The Lazy Genius Navigates Family Tension.
- Did your hears perk up at my description of my sister’s magical playlist making abilities? We share some of her beautiful playlists as an extra for our Lazy Sisters Podcast listeners.
- No matter what you’re hosting, creating an environment that matches your purpose is such a gift to the people entering your home. I say more words about that in The Lazy Genius Hosts a Holiday Party.
- The best podcast episodes though to go along with this are The Lazy Genius Feeds a Crowd and The Lazy Genius Guide to Flexibility.
- If you need a tutor for food math, check out How to Never Run Out of Food at Your Party. It’s a proven method. By me. The Lazy Genius.
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It’s about that time. Grandparents in faraway states are waiting, but getting in the car with all the stuff and possibly all the children can feel daunting. Hopefully, this episode will help that, but please note, this episode only covers being in the car, not packing or being on vacation or leaving or coming home. It’s just for being in the car, which is really the most exhausting part.
Stuff Mentioned
- See how other Lazy Geniuses tackle road trips with Road Tested Road Trip Tips, a round-up of the suggestions you shared with me on Instagram recently.
- Speaking of Instagram, you can find me on the app @thelazygenius. I’m usually there every Thursday around 12:15 pm EST, but this week we’re holding that commitment loosely because of some family medical appointments. I’ll post about it on the feed if I can make it.
- My travel guru is Tsh Oxenreider who says the more your kids travel, the better travelers they’ll become -- which is true of just about anything really.
- Join the VIP mailing list to get my monthly newsletter affectionally called the Latest Lazy Letter. Y’all, I take great pride in making that letter something you look forward to. If you’re not on the list, you can put your name on this list here.
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Chaos and frenzy pull me under. I feel stressed out, I get headaches, I get mad, my body physically hurts, and I don’t enjoy what’s happening right in front of me. That’s no fun at any point in the year or my life, but it’s a particular bummer around this time of year. None of us want to feel frenzied, but sometimes even with intentional plans, it happens anyway. Today, let’s talk about one small way to keep that frenzy at bay.* If you haven’t joined me over Instagram, you can find me @thelazygenius. I’m there live on most Thursdays around noon EST, but I won’t be there this week. * If you think you’ve missed out on The Holiday Docket, don’t worry. It’s still available here. * To get a jump start on your fall routine, there’s an episode for that -- The Lazy Genius Plan for Fall Routine. * Something I believe strongly in is using opening and closing ceremonies during hectic seasons of life (just like the Olympics). Here’s how to Plan Your Opening Ceremony. * Take dinner off your stressor list by taking some ideas from my fall dinner queue. * Download a transcript of this episode!
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A few weeks ago, I shared how I plan a week like a Lazy Genius. That led us to a great conversation on Instagram about the many, many options available to us when we’re choosing a planner. But here’s the thing, there’s no perfect planner because there’s no way to manufacture a perfect life. This week, I’m sharing how to use planners as tools in being a genius about things that matter and lazy about things that don’t.
Links That Might Be Helpful
- If you’re looking for planners that I’ve used in the past or use now or planners my friends have used, read The Lazy Genius Guide to Planners.
- Did you miss the weekly plan episode? Listen to The Lazy Genius Weekly Plan.
- If you want to know when the Ultimate Homemaking Bundle, which contains my ebook The Swap, goes on sale, click here to get on the list to be notified.
- I’ll be LIVE on Instagram this Thursday at noon EST if you’re around. I usually post a photo in my feed before I go live, so if you have a question for me, leave it there. I’ll try my best to answer it.
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There are lots of ways to approach shopping for groceries from where you go to making a shopping list, and today I’m going to share my seven principles for buying groceries like a Lazy Genius. We can, in fact, Lazy Genius just about anything, including how, when, where, and even why you buy groceries. I think you’ll really be encouraged and motivated by the end of this episode.
Stuff Mentioned
- My ebook The Swap is part of the Ultimate Homemaking Bundle Flash Sale that’s happening October 16-17. Sign up for The Lazy Genius VIP email list to get a reminder when the sale goes live.
- Does your meal plan have House Hunters syndrome? Maybe your grocery shopping style has it, too.
- Some more of my thoughts on grocery shopping can be found all over my website, including The Lazy Genius Shops at Costco, The Lazy Genius Shops at Aldi, and The Lazy Genius Shops at the Farmers’ Market.
- Do you have thoughts or opinions about grocery shopping? Share them with me over on Instagram. I’m @thelazygenius, and I’ll be LIVE on Thursday around noon EST to talk about groceries.
- I mention The Nester in this episode. She’s a delight and so is her annual Nest Fest that happens later this month.
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Sometimes asking for help is the hardest thing to do, but you’re allowed to ask for help, no matter the circumstance. It’s good, in fact, to ask for help. And today, we’re talking about the ways to do it – the different kinds of therapy and different reasons why or why not you might pursue them. Plus, I talk about how to be a good friend to someone else who needs help. It’s a heavy topic, but one that I want to join in the flow of normalizing it.
Links You May Find Helpful
- If you’ve thought about joining Hope*Writers before, now is your chance! The doors open Tuesday, October 1 through Friday, October 4. Take the quiz to see where you are on the writing journey, and they’ll send you a notification when the doors open.
- My friend, Laura Tremaine, hosts the 10 Things To Tell You podcast and normalizes therapy and mental health struggles in her Internet space. Check out her Instagram highlights or listen to her podcast. I suggest starting with the episode called 10 Thoughts on Anxiety.
- Lazy Genius mascot and all-around beloved person Emily P. Freeman talks about how to be a good listener on her podcast The Next Right Thing in episode 94 called Ask the Second Question.
- The Liturgists podcast recently released a series of episodes on the Enneagram, specifically about the instinctual postures and the 27 subtypes. If that makes no sense to you but you’re interested in learning about the Enneagram, I have two episodes about it: The Truth About Your Enneagram Number and How to Make Sense of Yourself.
- The National Institute of Mental Health has a comprehensive overview of crisis hotlines and how to get started in finding a mental health provider in your area on their website.
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October 3, 2019 Update: Some Lazy Genius listeners chimed in with some thoughtful commentary on terms and distinctions not included in this episode. I’ve listed them below: “In California, my official title is Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. In my state, all therapists have to have a minimum of a master's degree plus supervised 3000 intern hours in order to be eligible for Licensure. I know all states have different titles for various offerings of mental health professions. The description you gave of counselors in the episode is what my training was, but we are known as therapists where I live. I thought it might be helpful for your audience to know that the area they live in may use different titles as they explore their options.” “Psychiatrists have a MD, not a PhD (although of course, some may have PhDs in another field). They go through medical school and a psychiatric residency.” “I am a clinical social worker, and beyond...
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If you’ve ever purchased multiple planners in a year, this episode is for you. Today, we’re walking through three questions to ask when planning your week, and then we’ll use my own weekly plan for this week as a kind of case study to see how the questions are put into practice. It’s a simple approach but incredibly impactful.
Helpful Companion Links
- If you want to tackle learning how to freeze food this fall, don’t miss out on The Naptime Kitchen Guide to Freezing. If nothing else, give @naptimekitchen a follow on the ‘gram. Kate is an absolute delight.
- I’m currently using the Sacred Ordinary Days planner, and it works well for me.
- When I have a busy week, I lean on my list of brainless crowdpleasers to make dinner easier. Listen to One Simple Step That Changes Meal Planning Forever if you want to know how I develop that list.
- I share my Meal Plan Monday every week on Instagram. Follow me there to grab the template and share your own.
- Speaking on Instagram, I’ll be there LIVE this Thursday around noon EST to answer questions about this episode. Join me.
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Snacks, homework, playing, chores, making dinner, not to mention those extracurriculars if your kids are into sports and clubs. The reason why the hours after school is over feel frenzied is because it IS frenzied. But a routine can help. In this episode, we will talk about why a routine is helpful, how to build one that works for you, and I’ll share our personal after school routine in case you need specific ideas.
Stuff Mentioned
- If you’re looking how to Lazy Genius a routine, take a look at my series on routines: Morning, Evening, Skincare, Exercise, Bedtime for Kids, and Cleaning.
- Listen to How to Lazy Genius Kid Chores to learn more about Daily Sheets.
- The One Thing by Gary Keller and Jay Papasan
- If you’re on Instagram, I’d love for you to join me for an Instagram LIVE on Thursday around 12 or 12:15 p.m. EST.
- Get behind-the-scenes info and my latest book, podcast, and music recommendations by signing up for the Latest Lazy Letter, a newsletter I send out every month.
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Today we’re talking about books! And based on your responses to the Latest Lazy Letter (which has tons of book and podcast recommendations), you love talking about them, too. I’m sharing what I learned from setting summer reading goals and how I plan to use that information as I head into the fall.
Stuff Mentioned
- If you missed my episode on summer reading, listen to Summer Reading Plans 2019 to catch up before listening to my reflections here.
- Check out my Fall Reading Stack here.
- For reading on the go, I love using my Kindle Paperwhite. If I want to read in the margins of my day, it’s easy to grab it and read a few pages.
- If you’re on Instagram, I’d love for you to join me for an Instagram LIVE on Thursday around 12 or 12:15 p.m. EST.
- Get behind-the-scenes info and my latest book, podcast, and music recommendations by signing up for the Latest Lazy Letter, a newsletter I send out every month.
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One of my favorite ways to approach a new season is to have a dinner queue to pull from when deciding what to eat for dinner. In this episode, I’m going to share my reflections from my summer dinner queue and give you how I’m taking what I learned as I build one for the fall.
Companion Links For This Episode
- Grab your copy of The Holiday Docket at the early bird price of $22 from now until September 5.
- If you’d like some practical thoughts on how to plan for fall, listen to The Lazy Genius Plan for Fall Routine.
- I reflect on our Summer Dinner Queue in this episode, which I first talk about in What I’ll Be Cooking This Summer.
- The three cookbooks I’m pulling from this fall are The Ultimate Instant Pot Cookbook by Coco Morante, The Roasting Tin by Rukmini Iyer, and Made in India by Meera Sodha.
- If you’re reaching for rice bowls, here’s a series on this: Basics, Flavors, Hacks & How-Tos.
- Or maybe a noodle bowl is in your future. Here’s How to Make a Pretty Bowl of Noodles.
- See the beginning of my Fall Dinner Queue here.
- If you’re on Instagram, I’d love for you to join me for an Instagram LIVE on Thursday around noon EST.
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Even though the fall/winter American holidays don’t technically start until Halloween, it does my brain – and likely yours – a lot of good to start thinking about time now. I want to create routines and view my time through the lens of what matters so that I can keep spending my time, even the time at the end of a busy day, in such a way that makes me feel more like myself. Here’s how you can do the same.
Useful Links
- Grab your copy of The Holiday Docket at the early bird price of $22 from now until September 5.
- I shared a way to look at a season you might not like earlier this year in Grasping for Summer Routine. That may help you as we head into a new season with bigger expectations and more things to do.
- In Present Summer, Prepared Fall, I talk a lot about how to stay present in a current season while not careening head first into what’s on the horizon.
- If you’re on Instagram, I’d love for you to join me for an Instagram LIVE on Thursday around noon EST. Or if you like a little more community, join our Facebook group to swap ideas and stories with other Lazy Geniuses from around the world.
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Opening and closing ceremonies are the magic pill that can make different seasons and transitions come more alive. The problem with moving from one season to another, one holiday to another, one season of life to another is that we have our feet in two different camps most of the time. The transitions are relentless and can easily strip the joy away from seasons of life that we really love. That’s where opening and closing ceremonies work their magic.
Companion Links For This Episode
- Get your copy of The Holiday Docket at the early bird price of $22 from now until September 5.
- If you missed me talking about opening and closing ceremonies in episode 36, listen to The Lazy Genius Conquers Holiday Overwhelm.
- I mention Knox McCoy’s summer opening ceremony in this episode. He hosts The Popcast with Knox and Jamie alongside Jamie B. Golden. They are both lovely human beings, and their podcast is a delight.
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Let’s talk a bit more about the Enneagram. The Enneagram has its own language in many ways. And if you aren’t familiar with the concepts, it all sounds like gibberish. In today’s episode, I go through a few of the main concepts of the Enneagram and give them some context in how they can help you make sense of yourself.
Helpful Links and Resources
- Join the Lazy Genius VIP list to be the first to know about super secret announcements and monthly book and podcast recommendations.
- If you haven’t yet listened to The Truth About Your Enneagram Number, I highly recommend that you stop what you’re doing and go listen to it first. It will make this episode make so much more sense.
- The Enneagram Institute is hands-down the best resource on the Internet about the enneagram. If you don’t know your type, start by reading the type descriptions on this website to begin ruling out what type you aren’t.
- This episode of The Liturgists podcast is a few years old, but you guys, it’s so good. The hosts talk to Ian Cron and Suzanne Stabile, the authors of The Road Back to You.
- Speaking of The Road Back to You, that is the best place to get your feet wet if you want to start reading a book about it.
- If you’ve finished The Road Back to You, and you’re looking for more personal growth, I’d recommend The Sacred Enneagram by Chris Heuertz. It is my personal favorite of the bunch.
- And if you’re wanting more of a textbook experience, check out The Complete Enneagram by Beatrice Chestnut.
- If you’re on Instagram, I’d love for you to join me for an Instagram LIVE on Friday around noon EST. It’s usually Thursdays around 12:15 p.m., but it’s still summer and we’ve got a pool date on the books.
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Chores seem like a good anchor in the summer, but they really are a huge part of routine in the fall. But how do we do it? Allowance or no allowance, charts or no charts, how young is too young or how old is too old? All the things. Today, I share how I handle chores for my kids, but also how you can think about what matters and what doesn’t in relation to kids’ chores to create a system that makes sense for your family.
Stuff Mentioned
- If you want to hear more about our family’s complaining tally system, I talk about it in the Grasping for Summer Routine episode.
- If you’re looking for your own magnetic white board for your fridge, here’s a good deal on one with markers on Amazon.
- Join me live on Instagram around 12:15 p.m. EST on Thursday to chat about kid chores.
- If Facebook is your kind of thing, we’ve got a Lazy Genius community over there. Join us and make some friends.
- Wednesday is the last day to let me know what you want to see more of on the podcast and blog by completing our audience survey. Plus, one lucky participant will receive a free Planetbox Rover lunchbox after the survey ends. Fill it out here.
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Do you feel buried under mountains of kids’ clothes? Or you feel like you’re constantly running to the store to pick up pants that fit? Or maybe you’re tired of managing a closet full of tiny person clothes when your kid would rather wear a t-shirt with a cartoon plastered on it every day of the week? It’s a real struggle. But the good news is you’re not alone. Let’s spend some time today talking about the two decisions your kids’ clothes require and how to make those decisions in ways that work for you. I also share my five best tips on storing and transitioning those clothes.
Things You May Find Helpful
- If you have a few minutes, let me know what you want to see more of on the podcast and blog by completing our audience survey. Plus, one lucky participant will receive a free Planetbox Rover lunchbox after the survey ends. Fill it out here.
- You may only need to sort and organize clothes a couple of times a year, but laundry happens every week. Check out The Lazy Genius Does Laundry and The Lazy Genius Does Laundry Updated! for a little extra support.
- Crowdsource answers to your kid clothes problems over on Instagram with me this Thursday around noon when I’ll go LIVE to talk about kid clothes in real-time.
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After a three week hiatus, we’re jumping into practical ways to start preparing for fall while still enjoying what’s left of summer. Have you ever noticed how we tend to wait to get the school supply list or for our last trip to end before we think about what’s coming around the corner? In today’s episode, I offer a few tips on how to stop waiting for someone else to say go to keep our transition from summer to fall from feeling so jarring.
Resources You May Find Helpful
- Make sure you’re on The Lazy Genius Collective VIP list before next month’s Latest Lazy Letter. It goes out on the first Wednesday of every month.
- Get a jumpstart on purging your house with The Lazy Genius House Purge and Reset the House Without Burning It Down.
- If you’re bored (or overwhelmed!) with cooking this summer, take a look at my Summer Dinner Queue that’s helping me getting dinner on the table until fall arrives.
- Here’s a helpful, but not at all comprehensive, list of school supplies you might need to replenish before the first day of school (or work).
- Brush up on some past episodes about routine and new seasons with: The Lazy Genius Morning Routine, The Lazy Genius Evening Routine, and The Lazy Genius Welcomes Fall.
- Now that we’re back from break, join me over on Instagram on Friday around 12:15 p.m. when I’ll be LIVE talking about being present this summer while preparing for fall.
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A few months ago, I asked you to send me questions you have about the enneagram on Instagram. You guys went hard. So we’re going to talk about it in two parts over the course of the summer. Today’s episode covers the basics of knowing your type, how to figure out what type you are, and how the enneagram is a tool to becoming a truer version of yourself.
Resources You May Find Helpful
- The Enneagram Institute is hands-down the best resource on the Internet about the enneagram. If you don’t know your type, start by reading the type descriptions on this website to begin ruling out what type you aren’t.
- This episode of The Liturgists podcast is a few years old, but you guys, it’s so good. The hosts talk to Ian Cron and Suzanne Stabile, the authors of The Road Back to You.
- Speaking of The Road Back to You, that is the best place to get your feet wet if you want to start reading a book about it.
- If you’ve finished The Road Back to You, and you’re looking for more personal growth, I’d recommend The Sacred Enneagram by Chris Heuertz. It is my personal favorite of the bunch.
- And if you’re wanting more of a textbook experience, check out The Complete Enneagram by Beatrice Chestnut.
- I’m taking a summer break for the next few weeks, so there won’t be an Instagram LIVE this Thursday. Don’t forget about our thriving community over on Facebook. I’ll be back with new episodes on July 22.
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I know what you’re thinking…”Kendra, you’ve already done an episode on laundry!” That’s true. But things change, including how I tackle laundry. This episode and the one before is definitely not one size fits all. That said, I’m going to share the size that fits me, and hopefully, it’ll give you some ideas for your own laundry approach. But for real, if laundry doesn’t bug you, if you’re happy with your system, stick with it. Don’t fix what isn’t broken.
All the Links
- If you’re new around here or just want a refresher, listen to The Lazy Genius Does Laundry episode from back in the day.
- Here’s a helpful blog post on how to survive the laundry monster that goes along with that old episode, too.
- Also, how to iron without an iron if you need one after leaving that load in the dryer overnight.
- Join me live on Instagram around 12:15 p.m. EST on Thursday to chat about my modified laundry routine.
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Summer is officially here, and I'm honestly nervous about it. It feels so lovely and so awful all in the same breath to have the kids home all day, to deal with the heat, and to have glorious routine take a break for a while. It can be a lot, so today I'm sharing how I'm approaching our summer routine. Hopefully, it'll help you get some ideas on how to think about yours.
Helpful Links for the Summer
- This episode is the third in a summer series. Don’t miss Summer Reading Plans 2019 and What I’ll Be Cooking This Summer.
- Get a head start on the complaint monster with The Lazy Genius Summer Survival Guide. Grab what you need, and leave what you don't.
- Join me live on Instagram around 12:15 p.m. EST on Thursday to chat about summer routines.
- If Facebook is your kind of thing, we’ve got a Lazy Genius community over there. Join us and make some friends.
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Hi friends! We’re in part two of a three-part series that celebrates the changing seasons. Summer teaches us to slow down and be flexible. It’s a time to play and have fun on purpose. Last week, I shared my summer reading goals and what’s on my TBR list. This week, I’m talking about summer foods, and I mean ALL the summer foods. From breaking down breakfast to sharing the 21 meals on my Summer Dinner Queue, this episode has it all.
Stuff Mentioned
- Last summer, I did a whole series on Summer Strategy. Listen to The Lazy Genius Summer Strategy episode about food here.
- If you want to take a stab at grilling or just need a refresher course, listen to The Lazy Genius Grills. (Also, check out my guide to marinades here.)
- Check out my Summer Dinner Queue here.
- If summer breakfast is bumming you out, this can help.
- Summer is the best time to shop your local farmers market because so many delicious things are in season. Here’s a beginner’s guide to shopping there.
- If you missed last week’s episode on reading, listen in here.
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Summer reading is a thing, right? We did it as students in school, our kids might do it, and it just feels like the time of year to have a stack of books ready to go. I want to share my personal goals for my summer reading and some titles I’m looking forward to, and I hope it inspires you to make one or two small moves toward your own summer reading approach this year.
Helpful Companion Links
- Check out all of the books on my Summer Stack here.
- Get behind-the-scenes info and my latest book, podcast, and music recommendations by signing up for the Latest Lazy Letter, a newsletter I send out every month.
- Take a look at what made Anne Bogel’s Summer Reading Guide this year.
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The last in our three-part Food in a Bowl series, this week’s episode features hacks and how-to’s so you can build your best food bowls yet! Together, we will figure out the logistics of actually making food bowls a staple in your meal planning without feeling like you’re prepping literally everything always. This kind of episode is one of my favorites because we make can make life simpler but also more full . . . by filling it with things that matter, like delicious meals in a bowl.
Helpful Companion Links
- Are you signed up for the Latest Lazy Letter? June’s edition comes out next week, so don’t miss it if you’re looking for a new book to read or a podcast to listen to plus I give readers an inside look at my book writing process.
- I use Kokuho rice and a Japanese rice cooker that literally has no English words on it. If you don’t want to invest in a rice cooker, I suggest using Mark Bittman’s How to Cook Everything.
- Looking for my fake fancy Asian lettuce wraps recipe? Here you go.
- Yum-Yum Sauce makes every rice bowl better in my opinion. This is what we use. There’s a spicy version and regular.
- Here are five easy to customize food bowl dinner options.
- If you have questions, join me this Thursday on Instagram around 12:15 pm EST for a LIVE Q&A session.
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In part two of our Food in a Bowl series, we’re talking about flavors. There are so many ways to put together flavors because flavor options are literally endless. And that’s a little bit of why it’s hard, right? When we have so many options, it feels overwhelming and we just give up. In today’s episode, we’re going to distill flavor down a bit to help you think through how to put together your own dinner bowl.
Stuff Mentioned
- If you missed the first part in this series, listen to Food in a Bowl: Basics.
- The Flavor Bible is my most treasured book in my kitchen. I don’t say that lightly, y’all.
- Join me live on Instagram around 12:15 p.m. EST on Thursday to chat about food bowl engines and destinations.
- If Facebook is your kind of thing, we’ve got a Lazy Genius community over there. Join us and make some friends.
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This episode is the first of a three-part series about serving food in a bowl. My family’s favorite foods are served in a bowl from pasta and soup to ice cream and cereal, but this series focuses more on dinner bowls, meals that are made up of multiple components layered together, not necessarily soup. In this episode, I break down the four basic building blocks to a successful dinner bowl so you can start where you are and use the ingredients your family already likes to add food bowls to your meal plan.
Companion Links for This Episode
- The Swap is back with friends in The Ultimate Homemaking Bundle, but only until tonight (Monday, May 6th) at 11:59 p.m. EST. If you want The Swap, don’t sleep on it.
- If your preferred food in a bowl is soup, listen to The Lazy Genius Makes Soup.
- Find the five quick and easy rice and ground beef bowl options on the blog.
- Join me live on Instagram around 12:15 p.m. EST on Thursday to chat about week one of food bowls.
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Have you ever wondered how you can support The Lazy Genius Collective and this podcast? You can become a Patreon supporter, and as a thank you, you get a (really long) monthly episode of The Lazy Sisters Podcast, a show that Kendra does with her little sister, Hannah. It's fun, ridiculous, and the unedited Kendra if you were ever curious about that.
Here's a bonus episode of the most recent Lazy Sisters Podcast. If you ever want to hear more or just want to say thank you for The Lazy Genius Podcast, head to Patreon to become a supporter.
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We’re continuing our pizza conversation this week by talking about cheese, toppings, sauce, tools, and how you bake it. If last week’s episode on pizza dough didn’t convince you I’m a nerd over pizza, this one will. I’m realizing I have so much to say that I could have an entire series or even whole separate podcast on pizza. I love it so much and keep learning every time I make it. I hope the more you make it, the more you’ll learn and love it, too!
Links You May Find Helpful
- Jump over to listen to The Lazy Genius Makes Pizza (Part One) if you haven’t listened to that yet.
- If you want to take cues from my pizza sauce recipe, you can find it on the blog.
- Thinking about trying caramelized onions on your pizza? Here’s a recipe to make them in the crock pot and on the stovetop (I usually leave out the balsamic vinegar, but that’s just me).
- Since I make pizza almost every week, it’s important to me to have a pan I love. I use this cast iron pizza pan. My friend Michael believes his pizza steel is best, and my cooking sister Bri McKoy uses a pizza stone. Use whatever makes you happy.
- Having a pizza peel handy also makes pizza assembly a breeze. I use this wooden one (and store it with my cutting boards). They also make aluminum ones, so again, find what works best for you if you want to invest in one.
- And as I said last week, a bench scraper is one of the best tools to have in your kitchen. Amen.
- Bonus tip from Michael — how to make hot honey: Warm up honey in a little pan, add in chopped dried chiles, and warm that together for about 15 minutes on the stove. Then let it cool and put it back in a bottle. He drizzles that on pizzas when they come out of the oven or by the slice and swears by it.
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The only thing that comes close to Change Your Life Chicken in emails and DMs on Instagram is Pizza Fridays. Anytime I post my meal plan for #ItsMealPlanMonday and it says Pizza Friday, I get a ton of DMs asking for my favorite pizza recipe, my favorite pizza stone, my favorite sauce. . .you get the point. Well guys, I’ve done my research, compiled the facts, and now, I’m ready to share everything I know about pizza with you! This week, we’ll talk all things pizza dough. Next week, we’ll talk about sauce and toppings and cooking techniques and everything else.
Stuff Mentioned
- First things first, don’t let your pizza (or any of your food related plans) suffer from House Hunters Syndrome.
- My favorite book to learn all the pizza things from is The Elements of Pizza by Ken Forkish.
- I’ve linked my go to recipes for each dough I mention in this episode here: Neapolitan (crispy and chewy), New York (thicker and more common), Sicilian (thickest, square, and deep dish).
- Once you get to the kneading and rolling out phase, you may want to consider using a bench scraper to make clean up a breeze.
- But if you only want to add one new thing to your kitchen and you don’t have a digital scale, get yourself a digital scale. It’s really the only way to go when it comes to weighing ingredients like flour.
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Does your van look like a thrift store on wheels? Me too. And I’m okay with that because I choose to be lazy about my car. This week, I’m sharing a few quick tips that help me keep a handle on the stuff in my van, so I don’t lose my mind every time I have to go somewhere. However, if you’re looking for tips on how to keep the exterior of your car clean, keep on searching. I basically have zero to say about it other than I guess it’s good to wash it sometimes?
Stuff Mentioned
- Keep the cleaning train going and listen to the Lazy Genius Spring Cleans.
- I share more thoughts about the cleanliness of my van in Why I Don’t Care that My Van is a Mobile Thrift Store.
- To manage all the paper trapped in your car, may I suggest listening to The Lazy Genius Organizes Paper?
- Check out Atomic Habits by James Clear if you want to establish better habits like cleaning the trash out of your car.
- Sign up for The Latest Lazy Letter to get my monthly newsletter full of podcast recommendations, insider tips, and books….all the books.
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This week I’m joined by the Lazy Genius Collective mascot, Emily P. Freeman. (Kidding, but not because you can play a drinking game with how many times I talk about her on all the platforms. ) Her new book The Next Right Thing comes out tomorrow, April 2, and what better way to celebrate than to have her on the podcast?! We’re talking about making decisions and how to find peace in those decisions when we don’t have much clarity surrounding them.
Companion Links
- Follow Emily’s sister The Nester and the Internet’s resident ray of sunshine Bri McKoy on Instagram.
- Buy Emily’s new book The Next Right Thing, which comes out April 2, or pre-order it today (April 1) and get pre-order bonuses!
- The three episodes of The Next Right Thing podcast I mention at the end: Learn to Walk in the Dark, Take Off Your Crown, and Let Time Be Your Friend.
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We’re finally talking about it, y’all -- how to Lazy Genius sickness. I’m chatting about the essentials that keep us mostly sane while we’re battling it out with germs and cranky kids. And I know what I’m talking about. Our family went through it in the first couple of months of 2019 with two bouts of the stomach bug, the flu, sinus infections, a cold that wouldn’t end… it was rough. The steps I share in this episode made it far less horrible for us, and I hope they do the same for you.
Stuff Mentioned
- My favorite kids gummy vitamins and probiotic gummies.
- My Sick Kit is made up of: Clorox wipes, grocery bags, a bucket, good tissues, Zycam, and a clipboard for homework or coloring.
- Some older blog posts that you may not know about: How to Use Trello to Track Your Reading, The Lazy Genius Guide to Food Prep, and When You’re Not Excited About Having a Baby.
- Follow me on Instagram @thelazygenius. I hang out over there live every Thursday around 12:!5 pm EST.
- Sign up to receive the Latest Lazy Letter. The next one goes out next week!
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You guys, we’ve hit 100 episodes! How fun is that?! And the only appropriate way to celebrate, in my opinion, is to deep dive into Change Your Life Chicken! I never thought a chicken recipe would be my legacy, but here we are. This recipe is a staple in my meal plan, and I talk about every step in great detail in this episode. If you’ve never made it before, this episode will make it a regular in your rotation. I’m absolutely sure of it.
Stuff Mentioned
- Follow me on Instagram where I spent most of my Internet time. You can always find me there for Meal Plan Mondays and my Instagram Lives on Thursdays.
- Find the original post on Change Your Life Chicken with all the pictures and steps included.
- My Instagram highlight of your CYLC experiences.
- My interview with The Kitchn where I talk about Change Your Life Chicken.
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It’s finally happening, y’all. I’m telling you how to feed a crowd this week! Or at least, I’m telling you how I feed a crowd and sharing things that are must-dos for me to keep my cool when I open our front door to welcome guests. I’m also sharing four ideas for crowdpleasers that we use at our community group when we host on Sundays.
Stuff Mentioned
- Five ways to enjoy making dinner if you want people in your home for a meal, but you’re not loving the idea of cooking it all.
- Pro tip: add salad dressing to the bottom of your serving bowl if you’re serving salad at dinner. You can listen to the Lazy Genius Makes Salad here.
- When you’re building your to do list for a crowd, don’t forget to add “make a marinade.”
- Change Your Life Chicken is a great actual crowdpleaser because you can make as much or as little as you need to feed your people. Plus, it’s Whole30 and Paleo compliant. Learn how to make it here.
- If you want to grill chicken, here’s how I tackle grilling things.
- Get breakfast for dinner ideas and inspiration here. The Pioneer Woman’s Thanksgiving breakfast casserole is a good one.
- If you want to give the Greek feast a try, my favorite lazy hummus is Trader’s Joe but Smitten Kitchen’s recipe is a good one if you want to make it from scratch. I use tzatziki from Smitten Kitchen as well (just add more lemon, dill, salt, and garlic).
- This pork shoulder recipe is my ride or die. It makes great tacos or nachos.
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We’re talking fridge clean-outs this week on the podcast. This is one of those episodes we wish didn’t exist but also need very badly. We’ll spend a few minutes going over the seven steps to tackling this chore, the tools you’ll need to be successful, and a way to make it happen less often and definitely be less gross.
Helpful Links
- Don’t sleep on The Meal Plan! I’m closing the doors on it March 7th. If you want to revolutionize your meal planning game this spring, this is it!
- Here’s the Bizarro Meal Prep method I swear by when using up random ingredients left abandoned in my fridge.
- How to stock your kitchen to eliminate those straggler ingredients that never get used and tend to make a mess.
- Join me on Instagram! I’m there live every Thursday around 12:15 pm EST.
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If you’ve been feeling like you’re not making anyone happy at dinner time (including yourself), this episode is for you! I’ve been talking about Brainless Crowdpleasers for a long time around here, but this week I’m breaking the concept down to set you up for success. I’m describing how to determine what counts as a brainless crowdpleaser and just how many people you should be able to feed with one. And I’ll teach you how to build up your list of Brainless Crowdpleasers and how you stock your kitchen based on your list.
Helpful Links
- The Meal Plan is available until March 7th. Don’t sleep on this if you want to get your meal planning game in shape before Spring!
- Follow me on Instagram for Meal Plan Monday ideas, Thursday Instagram Lives, and crowd favorite series You’re Doing Great.
- Listen to The Lazy Genius Stocks the Kitchen to learn how to stock your kitchen efficiently and effectively.
- Some of my family’s Brainless Crowdpleasers: Change Your Life Chicken, Magic Instant Pot Curry Rice, and Make Your Own Hamburger Helper.
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Although this is a frequently requested topic, I get that your situation might be very different from mine and from each person listening. I hope this episode is an encouragement on how to think about your own work, whether professional or what makes you feel like a person outside of motherhood, laundry, cookings and all the things.
Helpful Links For You
- Join the Lazy Genius mailing list. Don’t sleep on this, y’all. The Meal Plan is coming back!
- Here’s a starter pack of episodes where I talk about productivity and household chores that you may find helpful: The Lazy Genius Finds the Best Way to Do Things, The Lazy Genius Cleaning Routine, The Lazy Genius Tidies the House, and The Lazy Genius and Time Management.
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In all the time I spent dreaming and planning for this podcast, I never thought I’d spend an episode talking about marinades. But here we are. My DMs blow up every time I make something with a marinade. You ask, “What’s in that liquid?” You say, “My dinners never turn out like this.” And you worry about things turning out salty. A lot. Well, today we’re talking about creating your own magical marinades that can take an average meal from “meh” to “best meal ever!”
Important Stuff
- Check out the whirlwind of a 24 hours — including receiving a shout out from Pam Beesly Halpert herself —I had on Instagram last week.
- Listen to the Lazy Genius Buys Meat for ideas and tips on buying things to slather in marinade before cooking.
- Level up your cooking skills and learn how to cook without a recipe.
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This week, we’re doing math on the podcast. Well, Freezer Math. Freezer Math will help you know how much to cook when you want to stock your freezer. Then, I share the Seven Rules of Freezer Cooking. This is serious business, y’all. So grab your calculator apps and let’s stock our freezers.
Links to Help You Out
- Every month, I share books I loved, podcast episodes you should listen to, and stuff from me that I don’t share anywhere else in a newsletter. If you’re not on the list, sign up here. The next one goes out on Wednesday.
- If you need help meal planning before you start stocking your freezer, there’s an episode for that.
- Maybe you want to start stocking your freezer by stocking up on meat. Here are my words about buying meat.
- Become a supporter of The Lazy Genius Collective on Patreon. Every month, my sister and I release a special show for Patreon supporters called The Lazy Sisters if that’s your jam.
- Follow me on Pinterest to find freezer meal recommendations that won’t overwhelm you.
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Are you afraid to go off script on a recipe? Or maybe you’re not afraid, but things never turn out just right when you riff in the kitchen. This week, I’m sharing a handful of concepts that if you understand them in concept will start to change your cooking experience tremendously. I’m not saying you’ll walk away from this episode a master chef, but your confidence and understanding of what can make you become better will definitely change.
Companion Links for this Episode:
- Download my super helpful eBook The Swap all month long to help you make a clear path through your stuff. It’s available through January 31. Have questions? Shoot me an email or send me a DM on Instagram.
- My favorite cookbooks that teach you the only skills you need to cook: Salt Fat Acid Heat by Samin Nosrat (there’s a new-ish Netflix show of hers by the same name) and The Flavor Bible by Karen Page and Andrew Dornenburg.
- Join me on Instagram on Thursday around 12:15 p.m. EST for my weekly LIVE discussion.
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This week’s topic is one of the most frequently requested topics I’ve received via Instagram DMS and emails, but I know it’s not for everyone at this point in time. If you don’t have kids or they don’t give you trouble at bedtime, feel free to skip this one. But if you do have trouble at bedtime, I go through all the details of our kids’ bedtimes and what works for us and what doesn’t.
Helpful Links
- If you don’t have a need for this episode, try listening to The Popcast with Knox and Jamie, The Next Right Thing by Emily P. Freeman, or What Should I Read Next with Anne Bogel.
- Download my super helpful eBook The Swap all month long to help you make a clear path through your stuff.
- Routine Roundup Links: Morning Routine, Evening Routine, Skincare Routine, Exercise Routine, Cleaning Routine, etc.
- If you’re having a hard time getting your little ones to brush their teeth, try listening to Gimlet Media’s Chompers. Two-minute podcast episodes that tell jokes or short stories that are great for kids and holds their attention while they brush.
- Here’s a similar alarm clock that we use that lights up green when it’s time for the kids to wake up/leave their rooms.
- Join me on Instagram on Thursday around 12:15 p.m. EST for my weekly LIVE discussion.
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Have you ever noticed paper is like a magnet? The more you have laying around the more it attracts. In this week’s episode, I tackle the three biggest problems we have with paper and give you an inside look at how I lazy genius my paper situation at home.
Helpful Companion Links
- Download my super helpful eBook The Swap all month long to help you make a clear path through your stuff. If you have questions about The Swap, feel free to DM me on Instagram or shoot me a quick email at kendra@thelazygeniuscollective.com.
- Here’s a similar basket option to the one that contains the kids’ art that lives near the art supplies.
- Join the conversation over at The Lazy Genius Collective Facebook group.
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Goal setting can be a dangerous game. We can go overboard and try to do all the things, but when we don’t, we feel like complete failures. This week’s episode, I share three steps to help you move from goal-setting that doesn’t work to a mindset that does so that January starts feeling more exciting than terrifying.
Links You May Find Helpful:
- Listen to last year’s New Year’s episode The Lazy Genius Sets Goals and read How to Set Goals Like a Normal Person.
- Here’s Emily P. Freeman’s The Next Right Thing podcast (p.s. she’s coming out with a book by the same name in April!).
- If you feel inspired in the new year to try something new, there’s a Lazy Genius way to do that.
- Sign up for a free PDF of questions to guide your intentions each month.
- Download a transcript of this episode!
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Tomorrow marks the beginning of 2019, can you believe that?! In today’s episode, I talk about why it’s okay if you don’t have all of your goals and intentions for the year crystal clear by the time the ball drops tonight. And I offer three tips for resetting your home after the holidays in a (mostly) painless way.
Stuff Mentioned: * Listen to last January’s The Lazy Genius Sets Goals or read How to Set Goals Like a Normal Person if you feel like you need some concrete goal-setting encouragement. * For you list makers out there, check out Emily P. Freeman’s “Make the Most Important List” on The Next Right Thing podcast. * The Nester recommends taking out everything from a room other than main furniture every now and then to let the space speak its mind and tell you what it wants to be. You can read more about decorating in the right order in her book The Cozy Minimalist Home. * Check out my ebook The Swap if you’re hoping to declutter and find a path through your stuff this year. * Download a transcript of this episode.
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A gentle, loving reminder that you matter this Christmas season. . .even if you feel overwhelmed and those family traditions you care so much about fall apart.
Helpful Companion Links
- Want to get a jump start on the new year? Listen to The Lazy Genius Sets Goals OR read How to Set Goals Like a Normal Person (or do both)
- Looking for a bit of rest even though your kids will be home from school for two weeks soon?! Listen to The Lazy Genius Creates a Holiday Sabbath
- There won’t be a new episode next Monday, Christmas Eve, but you can find me all the time on Instagram @thelazygenius
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The holidays can be tough, especially when it comes to managing our expectations when making memories. It doesn’t take much to turn our meticulously planned, yet festive holiday light display route into an awkward car ride with a crying toddler and hot chocolate that’s basically chocolate milk. This week, I’m offering three steps to help you detach your personal value from memory-making success which will help manage the holiday stress.
Helpful Links
- Sign up for my monthly newsletter roundup of all the things I’m loving.
- If you’re still feeling overwhelmed, listen to The Lazy Genius Rests if you need space in your soul and The Lazy Genius Creates a Holiday Sabbath if you need space in your schedule.
- Need a calendar overhaul? Read How to Plan Your Holiday Calendar and then embrace the ebb and flow of all the holidays by listening to The Lazy Genius Conquers Holiday Overwhelm and create those opening and closing ceremonies you’ve heard me talk about.
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I know, I know. You were probably expecting a holiday-centric episode now that it’s December, but I can’t think of a better way to prepare for the holidays than talking about something that can help make mealtime easier. Even when it’s the holidays, we need to eat regular meals and buy meat. I hope this episode helps give you a clearer path in the grocery store.
Links You May Find Helpful
- Sign up for the Lazy Genius monthly newsletter! The first edition of the monthly newsletter goes out on Wednesday, December 5th.
- Some of my family’s favorite brainless crowdpleasers that can be made meatless or can help stretch the meat you have on hand: tomato soup and grilled cheese, Indian coconut soup, noodle bowls, bare-bones chicken soup risotto, make your own hamburger helper.
- Want to look into buying meat at the farmers market? Listen to The Lazy Genius Shops at the Farmers Market.
- I’ve written many love letters to Kirkland Signature Frozen Meatballs. Maybe you will, too.
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We’ve got a short episode for you today, but don’t sleep on it, y’all. If you’re feeling overwhelmed by the state of your kitchen and pantry and all of the upcoming holiday baking and cooking, this episode is for you. Give it a listen, and check out some of the other episodes I mention in the links below.
Stuff Mentioned:
- I talk about finding the best list of essentials for your pantry in The Lazy Genius Stocks the Kitchen. Spoiler alert: the best list is made up of the things you actually use instead of what the Internet says you should have on hand.
- Bizarro meal prep that changes the game (and gets stuff on its last legs out of your fridge!)
- The Lazy Genius Cooks Chicken, and so can you! Also a companion episode is The Lazy Genius Meal Plans. Get your meal planning on, y’all.
- Feeling overwhelmed at the idea of hosting a holiday party? Yep, there’s an episode for that.
- Join our Facebook community! We’d love to talk all things Lazy Genius with you there.
- Download a transcript of the shortest episode ever.
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When you think of the words “meal plan,” I bet you think of dinner. But lunch is just as important. This week, I’m talking about ways to find strategies and recipe ideas to make lunch not feel like such a throwaway meal. Plus, there's an exciting new community on the Internet that I think you'll love.
Companion Links
- The Wondering Years by my Internet brother and The Popcast’s own Knox McCoy
- The Monday Uniform
- Planetbox lunchboxes (my boys have this one)
- Listen to this episode if you want to hear me talk about meal matrixes
- The Tim Riggins Salad of my dreams
- The Lazy Genius Collective Facebook group
- Download a transcript of this episode
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I’m a big believer in listening to one person for different spaces, and my sister Hannah is that person for skincare. In this week’s episode, I’m sharing what I’ve learned from her over the years and a few of my favorite tried and true products.
Companion Links for this Episode:
- The Lazy Sisters Podcast
- Our honorary third sister Erin Moon is taking over while Hannah is taking care of a tiny human. Follow her on Instagram for lovely anti-basic shaming pledges and #gnomeonyourhome updates.
- I’ve rounded up all of the skincare products I use in this blog post.
- Download a transcript of this episode!
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We like to do it right. We like to feel like we’re not wasting our time. How do we seek after the best way to do something without being a slave to the process? As the holidays approach, it’s a great time to think differently about how you choose what you choose.
Helpful companion links to this episode:
- For When Systems Can’t Save - a helpful blog post when your brain gets spinny
- The Lazy Genius Does Laundry - an episode on a potential best way to do laundry
- The Nester is the one voice I listen to about my home, and her new book Cozy Minimalist Home will change everything for you.
- The entire podcast is a collection of my best way of doing many things, so scroll through the archive in your podcast app or on the site and listen to an episode that grabs your attention.
- Download the episode transcript here!
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Are you tired of keeping up with diets and food trends? Let’s reframe how we view healthy eating and listen to what our bodies are telling us it wants and needs.
Stuff Mentioned
- The Lazy Genius Loses Weight
- If you’re here for the healthy eating, I have a suspicion you might be curious about how to Lazy Genius an exercise routine
- Follow me over on Instagram @thelazygenius
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When was the last time you showed yourself some kindness? And I don’t mean in the Tom Haverford “treat yo self” kind of way. I mean showing yourself a small act of kindness that doesn’t come with qualifiers or require a certain number of checkmarks on your to do list to obtain.
Stuff Mentioned
- Be Kind to Yourself by Andrew Peterson
- The Lazy Genius Rests
- The Lazy Genius House Purge
- The Lazy Genius Creates a Holiday Sabbath
- My guiding light Emily P. Freeman who reminds me to sit down on the inside
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It’s mid-October, and I’ve already seen Christmas lights in stores. The holidays are coming, y’all! While they’re full of mostly happy things like baking cookies and seeing family and friends, the holiday season can wear you out if you don’t build in time to rest. Here’s how you can create a practice of Holiday Sabbath this season.
Stuff Mentioned:
- The Lazy Genius Conquers Holiday Overwhelm
- The Lazy Genius Holiday Game Plan
- My thoughts and opinions on rest (and how to do it like a Lazy Genius)
- Lauren Washer’s instagram post piled high in laundry
- Easy brainless crowdpleasers Change Your Life Chicken and Make Your Own Hamburger Helper to help you put dinner on the table during your holiday Sabbaths
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Are you feeling it, too? Are you feeling the itch to get rid of everything and start over? Do you want to make your home feel like fall but have too much stuff in the way? In this episode, we’re going to talk about how to purge the house like a Lazy Genius, how to see our stuff with new eyes, and how to give ourselves a break when we can’t seem to create the space we want.
Stuff Mentioned
- Do you need reinforcement for how small steps matter? How to Set Goals like a Normal Person
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66 The Lazy Genius Yard Sale
- I wrote a long post about what kitchen tools are essential. It may help you purge your kitchen.
- Emily P. Freeman’s The Next Right Thing podcast
- John O’Donohue’s book To Bless the Space Between Us
- Nest Fest details and tickets for October 20th, and I’ll be a special guest at The Popcast Live Show that night, too.
- Download the transcript of this episode
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A couple of months ago, I asked on Instagram what you’d like me to talk about during our times together, and when someone said rest, the likes on that comment started piling up fast. Can we get better at resting? Can we set better goals and push toward resting better? In this episode, we’ll talk about how we need to look at rest differently and then figure out practical ways to actually do it in our regular life.
Stuff Mentioned:
- The Incomparable Emily P. Freeman
- My Penny and Sparrow playlist that always calms me down
- Nest Fest details and tickets for October 20th
- I’ll be a special guest at The Popcast Live Show on October 20th as well. Head over to my Instagram to see how you can win a pair of tickets
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We’ve been waiting for this one, haven’t we? We’re finally talking about meal planning! Getting dinner on the table happens most every day, and we’re still surprised it has to happen. Here are three simple steps (plus one exciting announcement) that will help you get dinnertime under control.
Stuff Mentioned:
- The Lazy Genius Stocks the Kitchen
- Salt Fat Acid Heat, this cookbook talks about the principles of creating delicious meals using, you guessed it, salt, fat, acid, and heat
- Mad Hungry, another favorite cookbook which is about feeding families with a focus on the teenagers taking over the reins.
- The Lazy Genius Meal Plan Notebook
- Download a transcript of this episode
Note: In this episode, I mentioned two levels of The Meal Plan. I decided to scrap that. We’re all VIPs, so there’s only one level!
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We’ve all seen the lists online. Lists of all the foods you should have in your kitchen so that dinner is always close at hand. But if those lists worked, you’d make more dinner more often and be less stressed about it. That’s why we’re going to talk about how to make your own list that works for your family and your lifestyle because I’m guessing a jar of roasted red peppers and grasini don’t make the cut.
Stuff Mentioned:
- The Lazy Genius Shops at Costco
- A few of my crowdpleasers: Change Your Life Chicken, Homemade Hamburger Helper, Japanese Curry Rice
- Graze, my favorite niche cookbook
- The Magic Question printable
- Download a transcript of this episode
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Do you have a creative interest you’ve been putting on the back burner? Maybe you think you don’t have time or you’re not talented enough. Here are 10 steps that will help you kick those thoughts to the curb and take a creative leap!
Stuff Mentioned:
- Hopewriters
- Stop Collecting Gurus - The Next Right Thing by Emily P. Freeman
- The Wondering Years - Knox McCoy
- The Popcast with Knox & Jamie - always keeping us educated on the things that entertain but do not matter
- The Lazy Genius and Self-Care
A Million Little Ways by Emily P. Freeman
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Tired of buying a cookbook then never cracking it open? We’re talking about why that may be and how to fix it on this week’s episode. I also offer a fail-proof method of picking out a cookbook that will serve you and your family for years to come.
Stuff Mentioned:
- How to Know if a Recipe Is Any Good
- Don’t miss My Favorite Cookbooks post that went live today
- And it’s sister post My Favorite Dessert Cookbooks
- Download a transcript of this episode
Preorder Shannan Martin’s new book The Ministry of Ordinary Places here. Her previous book Falling Free changed my life, and I will forever recommend her beautiful words.
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Hosting a book swap is a low-key way to meet new people and get some great books in the process. In this episode, we chart the path of a book at a book swap plus talk about food, music, and everything else to have a great party.
Curious about how many friends to invite? How to set up the books? How to collect the books in the first place? We cover it all here. Enjoy listening, and if you host your own, don't forget to tag me on Instagram and use the hashtag #lazygeniusbookswap!
Stuff Mentioned:
- Want to get detailed reviews of every book I read? Join the mailing list here!
- Annie B. Jones is a favorite IG account for books, and she's a real life bookstore owner! Want a behind-the-scenes look into her life? She was on one of my favorite episodes of Simple if you want another podcast to add to your queue.
- How to Never Run Out of Food at Your Party
- Fun music ideas for a chill book swap: Kate Rusby, Gregory Alan Isakov, and the Your Favorite Coffeehouse playlist on Spotify
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Traveling is new to me, but I never want to go anywhere but London again. What an incredible city. In this episode, I share seven regular life lessons I learned from my time in London.
If you're interested in more travel details (what I did, what I packed, and how much I hated the flight), head to the show notes.
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School is about to start, but it's still technically summer. How do we transition between seasons and schedules and stay present and all the things we hope for? Enjoy this episode about welcoming fall without aggressively leaving summer behind.
Episodes related to this one:
- The Lazy Genius Morning Routine (if you need a little routine refresher)
- The Lazy Genius Conquers Holiday Overwhelm (about opening and closing ceremonies)
- The Lazy Genius Finds a Fall Rhythm
- Download a transcript of this episode
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August feels crazy because it is crazy. We're one step into summer, one step into fall, and feel like we're going to fall over. Plus, our kids have been with us for 578 years and we need a break. In this episode, let's reset our minds and change our posture a little. It's okay for motherhood to be hard, but it doesn't have to paint the entire picture. If you're home with kids, this episode is especially for you.
Related Info to Check Out:
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62: The Lazy Genius Summer Mindset
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43: The Lazy Genius and Self-Care
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38: The Lazy Genius Practices Thankfulness
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13: The Lazy Genius Makes a Friend
- Download a transcript of this episode
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In this last episode of the summer, I share the gift of trying new things. We're often afraid of failing, but if we fail to build up our Try New Things muscle, those new things we so desperately long for will be harder to find.
Hear what I'm working on this summer, what new things have entered my life, and why this summer break is part of that. I hope you try some new things, too!
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The farmers market is a lovely place, but sometimes it can feel overwhelming. Do you haggle? Are the farmers mad when you buy from somebody else? How do you know if you like something or not? In this episode, all of your farmers market questions will be answered, and if they're not, join me on Instagram @thelazygenius to ask yours.
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Yard sales sound good in theory, but the piles of stuff, mean hagglers, and rainy mornings ruin everything. Is it possible to have a yard sale and not hate the entire process? Definitely. In this episode, you'll be set up for yard sale success from organizing your stuff, signs, haggling, pricing, and everything in between.
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What if you don't have a grill? What if you hate salad? What if your kids run purely on snack bar fries and won't eat anything you make? Let's take a super quick trip down Summer Food Tip Road. Even if you just take one tip from this, that one tip could make a huge difference. Listen in and find one that works for your life.
Companion Episodes:
- The Lazy Genius Grills
- The Lazy Genius Makes a Salad
Download the transcript for this episode!
And check out the giant blog post with every summer tip I have!
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Sure, summer needs a routine but not quite the kind you might think. I'm not pulling a fast one; I really mean a different kind of routine. Listen in to get some new ideas.
Companion Episodes:
- The Lazy Genius Morning Routine
- The Lazy Genius Evening Routine
- The Lazy Genius Fall Rhythm
Download a transcript for this episode!
Check out Hope*Writers! The membership window closes this week!
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We're looking at the summer as one huge batch of time, but breaking it down into categories helps. In this episode, let's look at all the ways you (and your kids) can spend your time so you don't confuse them and always feel tired.
Companion Episodes:
- The Lazy Genius Summer Strategy: Mindset
- The Lazy Genius and Self-Care
- The Lazy Genius and Time Management
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Even now in May, summer already feels overwhelming. We want to get a lot done, rest, have time alone and away from our kids, and figure out the perfect balance between structure and freedom. While that balance might not actually exist, a new mindset can certainly help you try.
In this, the first episode in a four-part series, we're going to develop a strategy for the summer, and as always around here, we begin with a little reframing. Listen in.
Stuff Mentioned In This Episode:
- Emily P. Freeman, author of four books, including Simply Tuesday that is a lovely reminder of the beauty of smallness
- John Freeman, husband to Emily and non-profit director who ran that parenting workshop I mentioned
- the episode about opening and closing ceremonies around holiday time... the concepts work for summer, too
- follow me on Instagram @thelazygenius to meet me live every Thursday around 12:15pm EST
- download a transcript of the episode if you prefer reading to listening
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We need some reframing when it comes to exercise. If you love working out, you might not find this topic necessary. If you think working out is the worst, you're probably girding your loins against the incoming guilt.
In The Lazy Genius Exercise Routine, you'll get zero guilt. In fact, I think you'll feel free to approach exercise in a way that makes sense without feeling like you have to look like an Olympian.
Stuff Mentioned In the Episode:
- The Lazy Genius Loses Weight
- The Lazy Genius Cleans the House
- Download the transcript
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We've talked about how to clean bathrooms and kitchens, how to do laundry, how to spring clean, tidy, and clean our house without hating it. Is there really more to talk about? Actually, yes.
In The Lazy Genius Cleaning Routine, we figure out how to create an actual routine, a rhythm for keeping your house relatively clean on a relatively regular basis.
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A good evening routine sets the stage for the next morning. It's like a game of life dominoes; we just need to knock over the right one. Learn how to slowly build an evening routine that gradually decreases your productive energy and helps you connect with yourself and the people around you.
Stuff Mentioned In This Episode:
- The Universal Guide to Life-Giving Routine
- The Lazy Genius Morning Routine
- Planetbox lunchboxes (my boys have this one)
- The Lazy Genius Cleans the Kitchen
- Support the show on Patreon
- Download the transcript for this episode
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When we start the day with the right energy, sometimes things go better than we expect. How we develop a morning routine? Maybe not quite what you expect. Have a listen, and create mornings that make you feel like yourself.
Stuff Mentioned In This Episode:
- The Universal Path to Life-Giving Routine (a blog post that offers the foundation for any routine)
- The Lazy Genius Loses Weight
- The Lazy Genius Home
- How to Set Goals Like a Normal Person (includes the download for the 30 Days of Small Steps)
- Download the transcript of this episode
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Roasting is one of the best skills to have in your cooking arsenal, and there's virtually no actual skill required. You just need a three basic rules and the cheatsheet below. Listen to an episode that is guaranteed to change the ease with which you get dinner on the table.
Stuff Mentioned In This Episode:
- How To Know If a Recipe Is Any Good
- Change Your Life Chicken
- basic sheet pans for roasting (don't forget to check your local restaurant supply store, and also measure the widest pan that will fit in your oven and go with that... more space = more flavor)
- download the transcript for this episode
Don't forget to grab your free roasting cheatsheet!
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Salads made by someone else are almost always better than ones we make ourselves. Let's remedy that, shall we? Learn the three salad rules and how to go from Matt Saracen salad to Tim Riggins salad.
Stuff Mentioned In This Episode:
- stainless steel bowls
- salad spinner (holds a lot of lettuce, uses a pump that's easy for people with hand issues or tiny kid hands, super sturdy)
- kale and mango salad - one of my all-time favorite salads
- How To Tell If a Recipe Is Any Good
- download the transcript of this episode
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Bread is one of the oldest, best foods around. I have no scientific evidence of this, but it feels right. You can't really Lazy Genius bread, but you can start with great principles and have a better chance at great bread sooner than you think.
Stuff from this episode:
- How to Bake by Paul Hollywood // has a stellar chapter on bread
- The Bread Baker's Apprentice by Peter Reinhart // great if you want to geek out
- bench scrapers are necessary for bread and for cleaning up crap under highchairs
- my favorite recipe for a loaf of white bread, along with a video
- download a transcript of the episode
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Soup is one of the most comforting foods around, but we often just dump everything into a pot and let it simmer for a few hours. There's a better (and quicker) way! Listen to The Lazy Genius Makes Soup and up your soup game big time.
And if you want to see the soup-making process in action, check out the video!
Helpful links:
- How to Tell If a Recipe Is Any Good
- The Lazy Genius Loses Weight
- Download the transcript for the episode
- Check out The Lazy Sisters Podcast!
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Kendra and Hannah are real life sisters keeping you from real bad choices. The Lazy Sisters Podcast is launching on Patreon this week, and here's a quick preview.
I appreciate all of your support for The Lazy Genius Podcast, and this new show is a fun way to say thank you for that support. Head to Patreon to find out more about how you can get more of these episodes and keep The Lazy Genius Podcast going at the same time.
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Cooking chicken is basically required to be a human, so let's do it right! In this episode, you'll get a rundown of the main cuts of chicken available at the store, what grade I give them, and then a rundown of all the cooking methods you can choose.
Stuff from this episode:
- Change Your Life Chicken
- The Lazy Genius Grills
- This is the instant-read thermometer I use. Totally worth the thirteen bucks. If you click that link and buy it, you're magically throwing a few pennies my way. I'm grateful.
- Download the transcript of the episode, especially if you want to quickly refer back to a particular cooking method and remember how to do it!
- Don't forget that The Swap closes February 28th! Get a handle on your stuff before spring hits, and you'll thank your future self.
- Interested in learning more about The Lazy Sisters Podcast? Check out our Patreon page.
- Don't miss out on the chicken cheatsheet!
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Spring cleaning is just doing the things we don't do on a regular basis, and you don't have to reserve a horrible weekend to make it happen. In this episode, figure out the three steps to doing spring cleaning the Lazy Genius way.
Mentioned in the episode:
- The Swap: The Lazy Genius Guide to Decluttering for Life
- The Lazy Genius Guide to Cleaning the House
- The Lazy Genius Does Laundry
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Mentioned in the episode:* The Lazy Genius Guide to Cleaning the House * The Lazy Genius Does Laundry * The Lazy Genius Cleans the Kitchen * Download the transcript of this episode * The Swap: The Lazy Genius Guide to Decluttering for Life
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Tidying the house isn't cleaning the house; it's making it look clean. If you want some tips and perspective on the best tool in your Lazy Genius cleaning arsenal, this episode is for you.
Mentioned in the episode:
- The Swap is available this month only! Learn to declutter for life with this short ebook that packs a big punch.
- The Lazy Genius Loses Weight (the most downloaded episode by a mile)
- The Lazy Genius Cleans the Kitchen if you're looking for clarity on the Fridge Zone and Dishes Zone situation
- A thorough, step-by-step guide to cleaning your house like a Lazy Genius!
- Download a transcript of this episode
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We often define our home by it's style, but that's only a piece of the puzzle and a dangerous place to start... unless you're ready to spend a million dollars at Target. In this episode, explore the three components of any home, no matter where you live or who you live with, and how naming them can enhance your life in significant ways.
Mentioned in this episode and/or helpful thoughts on home:
- The Lazy Genius Guide to Cleaning the House
- Episode #7: Finding Your Home's Personality with Addie Jones
- The Cozy Minimalist by The Nester
- The Swap is available until the end of February 2018!
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We don't have to mechanize our schedules to stay on top of our days. Learn three pillars of Lazy Genius time management as well as my favorite time-saving Lazy Genius Tip of the Week that's basic but so helpful in the rhythm of life.
Stuff Mentioned In This Episode:
- The Magical Key to Doing It All
- The Lazy Genius Does Laundry
Join me on Instagram every Thursday at 12:15pm EST to talk about that week's episode!
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Setting goals is tough without an overall purpose. Practically find yours with a tiny bit of Oprah woo-woo thrown in.
Stuff mentioned in the episode:
- The Lazy Genius Sets Goals
- How to Set Goals Like a Normal Person
- A Million Little Ways by Emily P. Freeman (this is an Amazon affiliate link, so thanks for supporting TLGC with your purchase!)
- Download the transcript of this episode
- Don't forget to join me on Instagram at 12:15pm EST Thursday, January 18th to talk more about purpose.
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Lose weight, y'all - the right kind of weight, the right way.
Stuff Mentioned in the Episode:
- How to Set Goals Like a Normal Person
- The Lazy Genius Sets Goals
- The Lazy Genius Cleans the Kitchen
- The Psychology of Eating podcast
- Download the transcript of this episode
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It's a fresh start unicorn! January 1st AND it's a Monday! Before we jump on the roller coaster of goal-failing I mean goal-setting, let's talk. It's time to reframe our goals so we actually become the people we want to, Lazy Genius style.
Stuff mentioned in the episode:
- How to Set Goals Like a Normal Person
- How to Bullet Journal: The Absolute Ultimate Guide
- Download the transcript of this episode!
I'll be live on Instagram Thursday, January 4th, to talk about the episode and to show you the planners I've tried and quit. That journal/notebook/planner graveyard is growing by the day, you guys.
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Today's episode is about baking during the holidays, but there is not a single recipe or tip in sight. You might have just swiped to delete, but I sure hope not. Listen before you bake, friends. It might make your holidays a little sweeter. (Get it? I'll show myself out.)
After you listen, check out this post for my holiday baking roundup - recipes, tips, and the correct temperature of butter amen.
This is the last episode of 2017! If you're interested in hearing my roundup of the year (favorite books, etc.), be sure to join the mailing list. Enjoy the rest of your holidays!
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It's easy to lose ourselves in the holidays... which is why we so look forward to the clean start of January. But do we have to wait with our shoulders clenched, crossing our fingers that we can present with the month also finishing quickly? I hope not, but you know. In this episode, let's talk about what it means to take care of ourselves during a busy season. Spas are optional.
Some of my favorite self-care items:
- this cleansing oil from Some Call Me Crunchy
- my Penny and Sparrow playlist
- baking bread with Paul
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Don't be afraid. It can be really fun to host a party, so if you're thinking of sliding one into your December calendar, I've got you covered.
Stuff Mentioned:
- How to Never Run Out of Food at a Party
- Quit Throwing Fancy Bridal Showers (some food philosophy hangs out here)
- Favorite recipe sources: The Kitchn (great for beginners), Smitten Kitchen (better for folks with some cooking chops), Amanda Frederickson (smack dab in the middle), Mad Hungry (simple and accessible... this book and this book get a lot of play around here), and Mark Bittman (not for newbies or people who need photos... I don't use his site but do use How to Cook Everything and How to Cook Everything Fast on an almost weekly basis)
- Holiday Mixtape by Nick Flora and Stacy Lantz
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It's time to start buying for people, and while it's incredibly fun, we can inject a lot of stress into it, too. In this episode, we'll breeze through budgeting, how to choose a gift, and talk in detail about kids and gifts. As you can see, the links for this episode are plentiful, so read, listen, and get a better handle on how to give without feeling like Scrooge.
- The Lazy Genius Budgets is the best place to start for a handle on the Lazy Genius philosophy behind money.
- The Lazy Genius Buys a Gift gives you the best mindset to find gifts that your people will seriously love and not stick in the re-gifting closet. Plus there's a printable to keep track of your gift ideas. Score.
- Read How to Spend During the Holidays Without Going Broke and get your free holiday budget download, too.
- Everything - and I mean, everything - around here comes down to one basic question - what matters to you?
If you're looking for specific gift ideas, I'll send out an extensive gift guide to the mailing list this weekend, so sign up by December 2, 2017 to get yours!
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Spending entire days with your family over the holidays can sometimes feel a little tense. There's a lot of history and things unsaid - or very loudly and aggressively said - and those car rides home can be little venting therapy sessions where you try and get your peace back. In this episode, we talk about how to leave those family gatherings with your peace still intact and maybe even an improved relationship along the way.
Mentioned in the episode:
- A Family Shaped by Grace by Gary Morland
- For When Your Dad Isn't Coming Back
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Hosting Thanksgiving sounds great in theory but terrifying in execution. So many dishes. So much pressure. And the turkey! What if the turkey is horrible or raw or dry enough to sand the deck?
In this episode, I share the three keys to hosting success plus ten of my favorite practical tips. You can do this.
Don't forget to check out the only turkey recipe you'll ever need, and this Sunday I'll email The Lazy Genius Collective mailing list everything I have to say about Thanksgiving. Don't miss it, and join here!
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It feels right to give thanks in November, but it also feels forced and annoying sometimes. Let's get back to the basics of gratitude and actually enjoy a season of giving thanks. No daily journals of thanks necessary.
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We want to save money, have extraordinary experiences, and not stress from paycheck to paycheck. But how? I share the four pillars of a Lazy Genius budget and a peek into our personal family budget and how we put it together, so listen in and grab some ideas for your own budget.
And don't forget to read specifically about budgeting during the holidays on the blog this week!
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In this episode of The Lazy Genius Podcast, you'll learn the one life-giving decision that makes the holidays come alive again, no stress needed.
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It's possible to move through the holidays without going crazy. Your stuff and family are safe from your wrath if we can holiday game plan now!
After you game plan, check out How to Plan Your Holiday Calendar and get practical. And don't forget your game plan cheatsheet!
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In this episode, I'll share the five organizing personalities and how you could totally be organizing your home wrong. Ain't nobody got time for that. Let's be Lazy Geniuses about our homes!
Stuff Mentioned in the Episode:
- Decluttering Is a Sham
- The Shocking Truth About Simplicity
- Quit Setting Stupid Goals
- For When Systems Can't Save You
- The Gilmore Girls Binge Guide
THIS WEEK ONLY, I'm releasing a mini-course on how to declutter for life. I want to help you clear a path through your stuff and create a home you love, a home you won't have to purge every year like you do now. It's only available until Sunday, October 15th, so please don't miss your chance!
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This week, we talk about the benefits of Costco and the best items to buy (and skip) when you're shopping.
Here are all the things mentioned in the episode:
- When Buying In Bulk Is a Terrible Idea
- 11 Reasons To Love Costco That Have Nothing To Do With Shopping (HuffPost)
- Save Your Life With Pasta Mondays
- Costco Tips That Will Save You Time and Money (Business Insider)
- Lazy Genius Ingredient #1: Frozen Meatballs
- The Lazy Genius Shops at Aldi
- Choose Your Own Adventure Tomato Sauce
- The Lazy Genius Makes a Smoothie
And don't forget to join me on Instagram @thelazygenius this Thursday at 12:15pm EST to talk more about Costco and get your questions answered!
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The kitchen is the center of many homes, and when it's a wreck, we're not above contemplating arson. In this episode, you'll learn the Lazy Genius order to cleaning the kitchen. Yes, there's an order.
There's also a free printable of the order for your fridge so you won't forget it, no matter how many brain cells your children have taken.
Enjoy the episode! And if you do, consider passing it along to a friend. The world needs more Lazy Geniuses.
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Yes, we all know what a smoothie is, but in this episode, we'll dig deeper into smoothies than you ever thought possible. Why do we drink them? When should we drink them? What's the actual best way to make them? I've got you covered... in smoothie.
Show Notes:
- Your Smoothie Survival Kit complete with my favorite recipes
- Simple Green Smoothies, i.e. my smoothie Internet godmother
- Smoothie Booster Cubes to make all that green stuff easier
- The Lazy Genius Shops at Aldi
- Joy the Baker's take on smoothie freezer bags. Side note: she uses way more fancy stuff than I do, but the technique is the same. Plus she's funny. I mean, y'all know Joy, right?
Follow me on Instagram this Thursday (September 21st) at 12:15pm ET to talk smoothies LIVE.
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You've heard lots of talk, seen all the photos on Pinterest, but let's figure out how to Bullet Journal for regular people.
Show Notes
- How to Bullet Journal: The Absolute Ultimate Guide
- 7 Bonus Bullet Journal Lessons
- 21 Genius Ways to Track Your Mental Health (Buzzfeed)
Have questions? Join me on Instagram this Thursday at 12:30pm ET! I'll be on live to answer any questions you have. See you then!
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I'm back after my summer break (party emoji!) and easing into a fall rhythm. If you need one, too, this episode is all over it.
We'll identify what parts of your life need a rhythm, how to find your reason for creating one, and five practical questions to get started.
Show Notes
- The Lazy Genius Does Laundry
- 10 Ways to Beast Your Monday
- For When Systems Can't Save You
Follow me on Instagram @thelazygenius. Every Thursday at 12:30pm we do an Instagram Live to talk about that week's episode, so come hang out!
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- Get ideas from Pinterest!
The Lazy Genius Movie Night Pinterest Board
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Here are a few things mentioned in the episode.
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Your Guide to Summer Movie Nights - my favorite list of movies on Netflix right now
- A geeky post on how to choose a projector and set up an outdoor movie screen
- How to set up an art cart
- The projector we'll probably get once I'm not scared of the technology (even at 1800 lumens, it apparently has great brightness.
- Here are some Wizard of Oz party photos: cake, the Tin Man and a Wash and Brush Up girl (yes, that's Emily), and me as the mayor of Munchkin City... asleep
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- Get grilling ideas from Pinterest.
The Lazy Genius Grills Pinterest Board
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Check out what you heard in the episode.
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grill mats - the magic, washable contraptions that keep your food from falling through
- long tongs - please don't burn your hands
- 12 Grilling Mistakes You Don't Have to Make from Serious Eats
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Get my favorite Lazy Genius cookie baking tools!
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a stand mixer paddle attachment with a spatula attached
- a cookie scoop for perfect and quick cookies
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my favorite spatulas
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Get extra baking tips.
Here's a baking miniseries I did awhile back.
- Day One: To Sift or Not to Sift
- Day Two: Why Can't I Soften Butter In the Microwave?
- Day Three: A Freezer Primer
- Day Four: Ingredient Speed Dating
- Day Five: Essential Chocolate Cake
- Day Six: Blank Canvas Cake
- Day Seven: Essential Breakfast Recipes
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Day Eight: My Favorite Dessert Cookbooks
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Bake the best cookies ever.
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My favorite chocolate chip cookie recipe ever
- Chocolate chip cookies with no gluten or dairy that still taste incredible
- An oatmeal raisin cookie recipe that will make you actually like oatmeal raisin cookies from Smitten Kitchen
- Benedict Cumberbatch becomes a cookie, i.e. the Cumbercookie
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Read some stuff that goes with the episode.
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How to Survive Dinnertime Panic
- How to Cook Everything Fast
- How to Cook Everything
- Marie Forleo - the "I Can't vs. I Don't" idea
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Tim Ferriss interview with Derek Sivers, i.e. the bike ride story
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Become a Lazy Genius one weekly email at a time.
Need some encouragement to be a genius about the things that matter and lazy about the things that don't? The Lazy Genius Collective mailing list gets the best stuff. Join here!
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Read what was mentioned.
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Summer Books You Don't Have To Wait For
- How to Use Trello to Track Your Reading
- My Top Ten Favorite Reads from 2016
- Why I'm In Love With a Milk Crate
- My Favorite Dessert Cookbooks
- the PagePal, a super cute way to keep your book open with one hand
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my episode on Anne Bogel's podcast What Should I Read Next
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Read a few things that were mentioned.
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In Defense of Skipping Date Night
- The 7 Date Night Mistakes You Didn't Know You Were Making
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a conversation with my husband if you want a look into our marriage
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Stuff that's mentioned...
- When Laundry Eats You Alive
- How to Iron Without An Iron (the comments are great here, too)
- If you want a detailed rundown of detergents, this post from The Sweethome has A LOT of great information.
- Interested in the Turkish towels I mentioned? I got ours from Bathstyle on Etsy over four years ago, and they're still the best.
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1. What's mentioned and what's helpful...
- Choose Your Own Adventure Tomato Sauce
- Save Your Life with Pasta Mondays
- Lazy Genius Ingredient #1: Frozen Meatballs
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The Lazy Genius Shops at Aldi (and, yes, they totally take credit cards everywhere now!)
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Check out the stuff mentioned in the episode!
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a fabulous collection of house hunters memes
- my personal style pinterest board, inspired by my Kathleen Kelly roller girl
- the monday uniform post
- The Psychology of Eating Podcast
- Style and Styleability, the fashion course by Hilary Rushford
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Carol Tuttle's Dress Your Truth
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All of your suggestions of where to shop!
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Anthropologie Pilcro Shorts - recommended by a TON of you and lauded as life-changers
- Nordstrom Rack - literally dozens and dozens of recommendations
- J. Jill - lots of mentions and even more disclaimers that it's not all "old lady" clothes :)
- Loft - possibly the highest number of recommendations, especially for basics and during sales
- JCrew - many of you swear by their shorts and t-shirt dresses
- Madewell - responsibly sourced and just trendy enough
- Lularoe - a lot of you sing the praises of their leggings and casual dresses
- a handful mentioned these drawstring linen pants from Nordstrom as their summer go-to
- Boden - beautiful, classy investment pieces
- the most intriguing suggestion - raw silk tees that cost a fortune but look UHMAZING and last forever
- Lou & Grey - with the tagline "Clothing for a Comfortably Confident Life" and reasonable prices, this brand could be a new favorite
- a vocal minority were all in for Title Nine shorts
- Garnet Hill - pricey but some great natural fiber pieces, especially if you can grab them on sale
- A.N.A. from JCPenney - I've actually gotten a few pieces from this brand, and it's a great one... although I recommend trying stuff on in the store or getting in-store returns since they tend to look differently on your own human body than in the photos.
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Read some posts to make the episode even better!
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The Baby Stuff I'd Rescue In a Fire - all my favorite items from Annie's first year of life
- Don't Carpe Diem - the super viral post by Glennon Doyle Melton that made me feel like a normal mom
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When You're Not Excited About Having a New Baby - just in case you have feelings that you're afraid to say out loud
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In case you want more of the record player stuff...
I talked about a record player... we were given a Crosley three-speed last year similar to this one but in teal. And our go-to record right now? The soundtrack from La La Land. Bonkers good. And if you like moody background music, this one by S. Carey is a personal favorite that's on repeat A LOT.
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- Read this week's Lazy Genius post!
One of my favorite things I've ever written: Who's Your Cleaning Spirit Animal?
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Check out the stuff mentioned!
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A Loving Home Doesn't Have to Be a Clean One
- The Simple Path to Beating Frustration
- How to Manage Your Home Without Losing Your Mind by Dana K. White
- The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up by Marie Kondo
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FlyLady's website
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- Check out the Pinterest board!
A good start on ideas for your walls as well as examples of The Rule of One.
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Here are the posts and items mentioned in the episode.
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When It Doesn't Matter That Your Walls Are Ugly
- Slant Design Handcraft - I have the Blossom of Snow sign, a custom sign of Annie's name, and the Kill with Kindness shirt. Great shop, great guy.
- Letterfolk - Get the The Wordsmith. I love my Poet, but I'm going to save up for the big one. Such beautiful, easy impact.
- Lindsay Letters - I have a couple of her calligraphy prints, and I'm saving up for her Oceans canvas. Huge and gorgeous.
- The Magical Way to Transform a Photo
- The Nester's Cozy Minimalist Course - The course is currently closed, but join the waitlist! You won't regret it for a second.
- Photo clips like these are an easy, cute way to hang prints.
- Don't forget about Command Hooks.
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Read a few Lazy Genius breakfast posts.
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How to Have a Sit-Down Breakfast with On-the-Go Ease
- The Best Granola EVER
- Three Essential Breakfast Recipes (pancakes, waffles, dairy-free mocha walnut muffins)
- Blueberry Corn Muffins
- Make-Ahead Parfait Jars
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Smoothie Booster Cubes
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After you listen...
- I've collected a few easy party options that won't make you crazy but are still super cute.
- tiny cookie cutters for cute touches if you have the mental bandwidth
- stupid easy chocolate-dipped pretzels
- the Saturday Night Live candle video
- How to Throw a Little Kid Party Without Requiring Alcohol
- How to Never Run Out of Food At Your Party Again
- An Ode to Being Super Mom
- You Don't Have to Make Your Little Kids' Halloween Costumes
- Confessions of a Guilty Mom: PTA Edition
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A few things for after you listen...* Small talk is the worst, but it doesn't have to be. * How to Find Your People * On the first season of The Lazy Genius Podcast, Emily V. Gordon talks about making friends in a new city. * My sister and I talk about how fangirling is a way to find your people and be a better mom. * The Popcast's terrific episode on Best Fictional Duos * Make friends here, too! The Lazy Genius Collective is a good community. Follow @thelazygenius on Instagram to interact with other like-minded people, and I'd love for us to be friends in your inbox. I send out an email once a week, and your replies are always fun to read.
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In this episode, I share ways to come up with great gift ideas and actually remember them.
After you listen and what you heard when you did:
- I've gathered some of my favorite unique gift ideas for bakers, gardeners, readers, and nerds.
- Do you keep hearing about the Bullet Journal but have no idea where to start? I've got you covered.
- Fascinated by the shirt covered in lines from Jane Eyre? Get yours at Litographs. I have the Nancy Drew shirt and love it.
- My favorite Etsy shops will make you super happy.
- I love Uncommon Goods for... wait for it... uncommon gifts.
- This music video about giving somebody a candle is one of my favorite things ever to come out of Saturday Night Live.
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You should be shopping at Aldi, and if you already are, you could be shopping smarter! Kendra shares her favorite tips and items from the store that saves us all so much money.
For after you listen:
- An Aldi Pinterest Board
- Bizarro Meal Prep That Changes the Game - my personal take on not wasting anything, especially with all that inexpensive Aldi produce
- Smoothie Booster Cubes - all of those extra greens get blended up with hippie seeds and powders and frozen into cubes for quick and healthy smoothie making
- If you like what you hear and don't want to miss another thing, join the mailing list! I promise to keep my visits to your inbox purposeful and super fun. Welcome to the Lazy Genius family!
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Emily and Kendra talk again but this time about their favorite lazy geniuses on television. Spoiler: a lot of them are jerks or kind of annoying. What does that mean?! But really they're just people who don't spend a lot of time worrying about what others think, and that can't be bad. Do your favorites make the list?
Where to find Emily: Instagram: @emilypfreeman Emily P. Freeman online
Where to find Kendra: Instagram: @thelazygenius The Lazy Genius Collective online
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Emily Freeman is the perfect balance of boss lady and soul whisperer. She gets stuff done and has the work to prove it but her goal is to create space for your soul to breathe, and our souls can't breathe if we're drowning in hustle. Listen as Emily and Kendra talk about the difference in dreaming about your ideas and actually making them happen, how they get in their own creative rhythms, and how you can, too.
Where to find Emily:
Instagram: @emilypfreeman Emily P. Freeman online
Where to find Kendra:
Instagram: @thelazygenius The Lazy Genius Collective
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He didn't own a cell phone until 2014, he does a mean Cookie Monster impression, and he's the laziest of all geniuses. In this episode, Kendra talks with her husband about their lazy genius marriage and the torrid story of how they met. It's a little scandalous.
Where to find Kaz:
Nowhere. He's an Internet hermit.
Where to find Kendra:
Instagram: @thelazygenius Visit Kendra online at The Lazy Genius Collective.
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Introducing the coolest girl ever with the coolest job ever. Addie Jones is a stylist, decorator, and creative ninja. She's also incredibly kind and generous with her ideas and encouragement. Kendra and Addie chat about her jobs, the craziest thing she's ever hung in an Anthro store, and how to see your house with fresh eyes.
Where to find Addie...
Her design business Twine and Twill Pinterest: /twineandtwill Instagram: @twineandtwill
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Do you love The Nester? Not as much as this guy. Chad Smith is husband to The Nester and has been a teacher, youth pastor, coach, and dad to three teenage boys. He knows a lot about parenting and grace and people, and you'll learn a lot from his insights.
Where to find Chad:
Chad's Instagram: @chadsmithis Site for Mantime Instagram for Mantime: @mantimeus
Where to find Kendra:
Instagram: @thelazygenius Want to be a genius about the things that matter and lazy about the things that don't? Check out The Lazy Genius Collective online.
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Jamie Golden, co-host of The Popcast, joins Kendra to talk baking. They share tips to help you not wash dishes ever again, how to make cupcakes that will change your life, and how chafing helps you remember the difference between baking powder and baking soda.
Where to find Jamie:
Instagram: @jamiebgolden Twitter: @jamiebgolden The Popcast with Knox and Jamie
Where to find Kendra:
Instagram: @thelazygenius Join The Lazy Genius Collective and always be a genius about the things that matter and lazy about the things that don't.
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Funny, honest, and a real Lazy Genius, Mary and Kendra have a conversation about kids, goals, marriage, and everything in between. Sometimes it's hard to be a person, and Mary gets that. She also makes you feel okay for not liking it all the time.
Where to find Mary:
Mary's blog: Giving Up on Perfect Mary's Instagram: @marycarver Mary's Facebook: /givinguponperfect Mary's book: Choose Joy
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Meg is creative, chill, and a mom of five teenagers. In this episode, she candidly and generously shares her experiences in parenting grown people who still live in your house. Her words are kind, honest, and freeing. I can't wait for you to listen to this episode and get encouragement from Meg.
Meg's post on raising teenagers that we all didn't know we desperately needed.
Meg's amazing Instagram feed that will make you so happy: @megduerksen
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Ever wish you had a television cheat sheet? Everyone keeps talking about this show and that show, and you simply don't have the brain cells to keep up. Today, Kendra and her pop culture brother Nick Flora are here to help. They break down the most popular television shows and give you all you need to know, including mic drop lines you can throw into a conversation even if you've never seen an episode. It's television Cliffs Notes at their finest, so you're welcome.
Plus, they take a surprising tangent down early 90s Christian culture memory lane, so have fun if you fit that demographic.
Where to find Kendra: Instagram @thelazygenius The Lazy Genius Collective
Where to find Nick: Twitter: @nickflora Instagram: @nickflora His music, tour dates, podcast, and all of it: nickflora.com
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Emily is a therapist turned comedy writer who has been through more change than most of us experience in five lifetimes. If you've ever wondered what it's like to take a big (or little) leap when it comes to changing your life, this conversation with Emily is for you.
How to connect with Kendra:
Instagram: @thelazygenius The Lazy Genius Collective
How to connect with Emily:
Twitter: @emilyvgordon Her book: Super You - Release Your Inner Superhero The movie she wrote with her husband about their early relationship that's getting crazy reviews and is fantastic: The Big Sick
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It's finally here! Welcome to season one of The Lazy Genius podcast!
Listen to a sneak peek of what's coming over the next ten episodes, and while you wait for them, go ahead and hop on iTunes or your favorite podcast app and subscribe to this podcast! And once you have a listen and like what you hear, do me a kindness and leave a review. The more stars and words and downloads the show gets, the more people will find it. And don't we want more people to be Lazy Geniuses? Of course we do.
I'm so glad you're here! Enjoy listening! Kendra
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